Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,675,224 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 4,674,953 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
4,674,953 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 4,675,224 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 56,102,688 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 56,099,433 KWD per year, or 4,674,953 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 48809339
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 45723691
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 45162664
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 43198745
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 32820072
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 32290468
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 31418136
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 30583811
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 29693970
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 29634082
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 29514351
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 29066613
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 29039975
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 28740654
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 28334675
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 28059564
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 27462042
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 27199952
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 26933838
52.0%
19
France
KWD 23183303
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 20972797
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 20661710
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 20199711
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 29913500
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 26078321
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 50490332
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 46566239
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 43762726
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 37926557
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 36470979
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 36467251
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 36468119
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 34832577
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 34225909
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 33669349
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 33105992
41.0%
11
China
KWD 30865199
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 30243441
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 29740324
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 29255051
47.9%
15
India
KWD 6522725
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 49655661
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 40674621
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 37662407
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 37450585
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 36468227
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 36466745
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 36272133
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 34365315
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 34228531
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 34082904
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 33669099
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 32008806
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 40814759
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 39272037
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 38279901
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 38161086
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 37112234
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 36467425
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 34503243
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 34158500
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 33998249
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 33661964
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 30859530
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 30857574
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 56098270
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 56099433
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 55538921
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 53297554
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 53297554
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 51614473
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 42077101
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 42077074
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 32674825
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 28058858
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%.