Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,689,624 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 4,689,353 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
4,689,353 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 4,689,624 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 56,275,488 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 56,272,233 KWD per year, or 4,689,353 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 48959675
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 45864523
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 45301768
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 43331801
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 32921160
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 32389922
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 31514904
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 30678108
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 29785403
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 29725355
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 29605244
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 29156123
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 29129399
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 28829165
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 28421939
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 28145981
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 27546591
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 27283717
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 27016782
52.0%
19
France
KWD 23254669
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 21037390
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 20725335
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 20261919
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 30005603
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 26158622
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 50645852
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 46709663
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 43897510
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 38043370
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 36583299
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 36579571
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 36580439
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 34939857
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 34331317
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 33773029
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 33207942
41.0%
11
China
KWD 30960239
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 30336568
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 29831908
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 29345129
47.9%
15
India
KWD 6542610
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 49808603
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 40799901
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 37778399
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 37565929
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 36580547
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 36579065
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 36383848
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 34471155
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 34333935
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 34187856
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 33772779
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 32107383
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 40940471
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 39392997
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 38397807
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 38278625
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 37226541
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 36579745
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 34609515
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 34263709
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 34102963
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 33765644
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 30954570
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 30952614
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 56271070
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 56272233
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 55709993
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 53461714
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 53461714
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 51773449
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 42206701
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 42206674
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 32775466
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 28145258
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%.