Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,833,920 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 4,833,649 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
4,833,649 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 4,833,920 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 58,007,040 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 58,003,785 KWD per year, or 4,833,649 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 50466125
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 47275738
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 46695667
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 44665097
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 33934118
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 33386509
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 32484573
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 31623016
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 30701620
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 30639961
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 30516040
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 30053067
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 30025477
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 29716094
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 29296372
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 29011920
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 28393814
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 28123086
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 27847927
52.0%
19
France
KWD 23969800
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 21684642
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 21362892
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 20885278
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 30928520
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 26963281
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 52204248
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 48146851
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 45248121
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 39213899
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 37708808
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 37705080
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 37705948
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 36014862
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 35387563
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 34811960
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 34229541
41.0%
11
China
KWD 31912592
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 31269750
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 30749630
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 30247764
47.9%
15
India
KWD 6741860
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 51341167
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 42055276
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 38940703
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 38721740
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 37706056
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 37704574
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 37503297
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 35531731
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 35390140
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 35239532
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 34811710
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 33095173
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 42200175
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 40605083
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 39579288
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 39456427
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 38371963
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 37705254
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 35674419
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 35317964
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 35152263
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 34804575
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 31906923
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 31904968
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 58002622
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 58003785
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 57424230
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 55106688
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 55106688
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 53366477
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 43505365
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 43505338
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 33783939
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 29011034
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%.