Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,811,102 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 4,810,831 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
4,810,831 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 4,811,102 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 57,733,224 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 57,729,969 KWD per year, or 4,810,831 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 50227905
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 47052578
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 46475245
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 44454258
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 33773936
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 33228915
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 32331237
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 31473594
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 30556735
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 30495331
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 30372013
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 29911231
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 29883777
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 29575841
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 29158095
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 28874986
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 28259840
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 27990354
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 27716495
52.0%
19
France
KWD 23856714
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 21582290
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 21262073
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 20786704
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 30782576
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 26836038
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 51957814
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 47919583
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 45034544
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 39028800
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 37530828
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 37527100
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 37527968
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 35844868
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 35220536
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 34647670
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 34067992
41.0%
11
China
KWD 31761993
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 31122183
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 30604508
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 30105028
47.9%
15
India
KWD 6710352
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 51098818
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 41856760
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 38756904
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 38538968
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 37528076
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 37526593
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 37326275
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 35364018
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 35223119
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 35073227
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 34647421
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 32938970
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 42000974
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 40413412
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 39392457
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 39270177
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 38190834
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 37527274
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 35506022
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 35151251
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 34986334
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 34640285
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 31756324
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 31754369
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 57728806
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 57729969
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 57153152
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 54846563
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 54846563
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 53114566
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 43300003
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 43299976
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 33624466
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 28874126
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%.