Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,955,856 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 4,955,585 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
4,955,585 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 4,955,856 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 59,470,272 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 59,467,017 KWD per year, or 4,955,585 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 51739137
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 48468272
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 47873569
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 45791785
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 34790109
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 34228664
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 33303983
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 32421501
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 31475860
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 31412840
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 31285701
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 30811022
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 30782699
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 30465585
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 30035305
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 29743674
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 29109752
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 28832388
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 28550278
52.0%
19
France
KWD 24574115
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 22231597
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 21901654
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 21412042
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 31708423
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 27643251
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 53521157
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 49361333
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 46389442
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 40203044
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 38659909
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 38656181
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 38657049
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 36923286
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 36280135
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 35689899
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 35092833
41.0%
11
China
KWD 32717370
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 32058328
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 31525143
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 31010528
47.9%
15
India
KWD 6910234
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 52636246
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 43116119
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 39922898
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 39698448
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 38657157
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 38655675
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 38449276
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 36427960
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 36282677
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 36128240
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 35689650
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 33929895
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 43264676
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 41629346
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 40577688
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 40451717
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 39339891
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 38656355
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 36574307
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 36208853
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 36038964
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 35682514
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 32711701
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 32709745
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 59465854
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 59467017
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 58872830
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 56496758
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 56496758
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 54712650
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 44602789
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 44602762
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 34636140
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 29742650
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%.