Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,058,387 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 5,058,116 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
5,058,116 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 5,058,387 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 60,700,644 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 60,697,389 KWD per year, or 5,058,116 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 52809560
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 49471025
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 48864018
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 46739172
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 35509877
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 34936799
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 33992992
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 33092915
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 32126886
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 32062722
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 31932876
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 31448354
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 31419417
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 31095801
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 30656642
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 30358976
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 29711756
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 29428811
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 29140857
52.0%
19
France
KWD 25082259
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 22691508
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 22354677
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 21854976
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 32364211
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 28215010
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 54628492
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 50382542
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 47349132
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 41034776
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 39459651
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 39455923
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 39456791
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 37687142
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 37030662
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 36428122
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 35818740
41.0%
11
China
KWD 33394074
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 32721410
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 32177240
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 31651905
47.9%
15
India
KWD 7051813
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 53725225
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 44008139
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 40748785
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 40519721
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 39456899
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 39455416
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 39244712
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 37181563
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 37033174
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 36875519
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 36427873
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 34631779
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 44159772
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 42490606
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 41417201
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 41288616
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 40153782
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 39456097
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 37330986
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 36957965
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 36784555
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 36420737
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 33388405
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 33386450
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 60696226
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 60697389
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 60090898
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 57665612
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 57665612
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 55844592
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 45525568
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 45525541
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 35352721
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 30357836
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%.