Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,721,540 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 4,721,269 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
4,721,269 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 4,721,540 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 56,658,480 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 56,655,225 KWD per year, or 4,721,269 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 49292878
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 46176661
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 45610076
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 43626705
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 33145211
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 32610352
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 31729380
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 30887107
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 29988056
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 29927651
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 29806698
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 29354513
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 29327597
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 29025340
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 28615350
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 28337513
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 27733983
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 27469372
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 27200618
52.0%
19
France
KWD 23412845
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 21180552
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 20866353
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 20399797
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 30209738
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 26336600
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 50147582
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 41077570
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 38035482
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 37821576
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 36829492
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 36828010
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 36631453
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 34705738
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 34567551
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 34420470
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 34002574
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 32325866
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 41219097
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 39661091
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 38659132
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 38539136
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 37479890
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 36828690
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 34845055
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 34496893
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 34335052
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 33995439
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 31165215
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 31163260
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 56654062
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 56655225
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 56089155
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 53825556
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 53825556
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 52125802
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 42493945
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 42493918
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 32998524
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 28336754
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%.