Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,985,812 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 4,985,541 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
4,985,541 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 4,985,812 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 59,829,744 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 59,826,489 KWD per year, or 4,985,541 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 52051877
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 48761241
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 48162944
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 46068579
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 35000400
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 34435557
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 33505288
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 32617665
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 31666067
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 31602713
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 31474783
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 30997228
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 30968726
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 30649712
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 30216838
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 29923444
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 29285637
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 29006642
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 28722825
52.0%
19
France
KWD 24722577
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 22365967
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 22034012
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 21541452
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 31900021
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 27810299
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 53844682
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 49659695
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 46669830
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 40446047
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 38893566
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 38889838
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 38890706
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 37146458
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 36499413
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 35905582
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 35304918
41.0%
11
China
KWD 32915079
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 32252057
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 31715663
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 31197916
47.9%
15
India
KWD 6951598
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 52954408
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 43376737
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 40164193
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 39938395
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 38890814
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 38889331
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 38681675
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 36648137
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 36501946
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 36346569
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 35905333
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 34134961
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 43526192
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 41880976
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 40822965
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 40696230
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 39577682
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 38890012
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 36795382
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 36427718
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 36256800
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 35898197
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 32909410
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 32907455
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 59825326
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 59826489
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 59228707
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 56838257
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 56838257
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 55043364
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 44872393
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 44872366
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 34845500
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 29922386
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%.