Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,631,120 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 4,630,849 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.0%
100.0%
Net pay
0.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
4,630,849 KWD
Net pay
330 KWD
Tax the employer pays
271 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
601 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 330 KWD to pay you 4,631,120 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0% tax rate now rises to 0.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 55,573,440 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 55,570,185 KWD per year, or 4,630,849 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.0% and your marginal tax rate is 0.0%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of 100 KWD in your salary will be taxed 0 KWD, hence, your net pay will only increase by 100 KWD.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 1,000 KWD of net incomes. A 5,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 5,000 KWD of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 48348893
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 45292354
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 44736619
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 42791225
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 32510462
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 31985862
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 31121757
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 30295000
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 29413929
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 29354533
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 29235967
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 28792463
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 28766089
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 28469565
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 28067404
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 27794890
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 27203089
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 26943399
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 26679799
52.0%
19
France
KWD 22964723
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 20774965
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 20466841
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 20009182
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 29631411
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 25832378
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 50014008
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 46126963
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 43349913
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 37568786
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 36126968
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 36123240
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 36124108
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 34504002
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 33903067
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 33351800
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 32793741
41.0%
11
China
KWD 30574112
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 29958214
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 29459822
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 28979161
47.9%
15
India
KWD 6461825
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 49187234
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 40290916
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 37307149
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 37097312
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 36124216
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 36122734
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 35929974
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 34041151
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 33905703
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 33761460
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 33351550
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 31706889
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 40429731
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 38901563
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 37918782
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 37801092
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 36762136
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 36123414
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 34177755
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 33836267
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 33677531
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 33344415
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 30568443
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 30566488
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 55569022
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 55570185
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 55014966
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 52794768
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 52794768
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 51127565
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 41680165
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 41680138
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 32366586
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 27794234
50.0%
10
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NOTE* Deductions are calculated based on the tables of Kuwait, income tax. For simplification purposes some variables (such as marital status and others) have been assumed. This document does not represent legal authority and shall be used for approximation purposes only.

NOTE** Since January 1st, 2015, employee contributions to Kuwait's social security have increased by 2.5%, for a total of 10.5%. After a certain salary cap, the contribution goes back to 8%.