Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,001,984 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 5,001,713 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
5,001,713 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 5,001,984 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 60,023,808 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 60,020,553 KWD per year, or 5,001,713 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 52220713
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 48919404
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 48319165
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 46218008
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 35113928
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 34547249
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 33613964
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 32723566
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 31768752
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 31705218
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 31576860
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 31097753
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 31069154
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 30749115
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 30314840
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 30020494
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 29380590
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 29100715
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 28815975
52.0%
19
France
KWD 24802725
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 22438508
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 22105466
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 21611315
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 32003457
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 27900481
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 54019340
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 49820768
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 46821200
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 40577235
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 39019707
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 39015979
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 39016847
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 37266939
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 36617792
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 36022021
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 35419414
41.0%
11
China
KWD 33021815
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 32356644
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 31818517
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 31299079
47.9%
15
India
KWD 6973929
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 53126170
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 43517433
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 40294459
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 40067933
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 39016955
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 39015473
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 38807137
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 36767001
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 36620320
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 36464436
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 36021771
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 34245668
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 43667373
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 42016821
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 40955379
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 40828232
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 39706055
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 39016153
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 36914731
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 36545873
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 36374400
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 36014636
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 33016146
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 33014190
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 60019390
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 60020553
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 59420830
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 57022618
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 57022618
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 55221903
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 45017941
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 45017914
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 34958525
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 30019418
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%.