Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,652,648 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 4,652,377 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
4,652,377 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 4,652,648 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 55,831,776 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 55,828,521 KWD per year, or 4,652,377 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 48573645
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 45502897
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 44944580
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 42990143
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 32661589
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 32134546
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 31266426
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 30435974
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 29550622
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 29490986
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 29371852
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 28926281
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 28899778
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 28601889
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 28197864
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 27924083
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 27329489
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 27068627
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 26803800
52.0%
19
France
KWD 23071416
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 20871530
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 20561960
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 20102183
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 29769104
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 25952427
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 50246511
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 46341382
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 43551415
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 37743421
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 36294886
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 36291159
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 36292026
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 34664386
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 34060652
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 33506802
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 32946157
41.0%
11
China
KWD 30716197
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 30097439
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 29596740
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 29113828
47.9%
15
India
KWD 6491552
88.4%
16
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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%.