Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,243,680 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 5,243,409 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
5,243,409 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 5,243,680 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 62,924,160 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 62,920,905 KWD per year, or 5,243,409 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 54744019
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 51283190
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 50653949
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 48451279
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 36810634
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 36216532
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 35238161
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 34306288
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 33303415
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 33237184
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 33102446
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 32600135
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 32570086
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 32234722
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 31779518
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 31470943
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 30799690
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 30506660
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 30208144
52.0%
19
France
KWD 26000571
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 23522656
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 23173376
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 22655441
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 33549345
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 29248287
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 55693217
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 45620188
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 42241320
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 42003918
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 40902184
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 40900702
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 40682215
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 38543467
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 38389466
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 38225994
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 37761982
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 35900217
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 45777380
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 44047067
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 42934362
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 42801052
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 41624638
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 40901382
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 38698448
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 38311753
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 38131979
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 37754847
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 34611339
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 34609384
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 62919742
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 62920905
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 62292179
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 59777952
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 59777952
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 57890227
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 47193205
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 47193178
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 36647719
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 31469594
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%.