Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,098,198 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 5,097,927 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
5,097,927 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 5,098,198 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 61,178,376 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 61,175,121 KWD per year, or 5,097,927 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 53225187
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 49860376
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 49248593
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 47107025
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 35789350
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 35211755
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 34260522
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 33353614
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 32379669
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 32315060
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 32184163
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 31695819
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 31666643
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 31340503
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 30897897
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 30597887
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 29945503
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 29660391
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 29370168
52.0%
19
France
KWD 25279562
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 22870084
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 22530578
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 22026959
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 32618842
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 28437014
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 54148056
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 44354495
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 41069462
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 40838607
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 39767424
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 39765942
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 39553566
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 37474174
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 37324579
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 37165674
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 36714512
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 34904309
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 44507322
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 42825019
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 41743170
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 41613569
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 40469802
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 39766623
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 37624791
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 37248832
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 37074055
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 36707376
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 33651158
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 33649202
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 61173958
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 61175121
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 60563852
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 58119457
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 58119457
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 56284106
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 45883867
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 45883840
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 35630957
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 30596702
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%.