Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,374,852 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 5,374,581 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
5,374,581 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 5,374,852 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 64,498,224 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 64,494,969 KWD per year, or 5,374,581 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 56113455
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 52566053
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 51921070
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 49663308
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 37731461
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 37122477
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 36119637
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 35165255
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 34136300
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 34068604
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 33930403
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 33415501
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 33384664
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 33040982
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 32574420
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 32258124
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 31569857
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 31269688
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 30963695
52.0%
19
France
KWD 26650659
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 24111040
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 23752946
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 23222104
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 34388321
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 29979760
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 58046314
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 53534533
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 50311244
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 43601940
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 41928078
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 41924350
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 41925218
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 40044806
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 39347186
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 38706670
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 38059274
41.0%
11
China
KWD 35482743
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 34768034
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 34189958
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 33631534
47.9%
15
India
KWD 7488801
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 57086391
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 46761385
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 43297910
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 43054606
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 41925326
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 41923843
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 41699847
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 39507581
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 39349607
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 39182017
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 38706421
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 36798166
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 46922511
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 45148912
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 44008385
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 43871730
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 42665881
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 41924524
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 39666497
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 39270122
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 39085843
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 38699285
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 35477074
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 35475119
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 64493806
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 64494969
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 63850502
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 61273313
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 61273313
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 59338366
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 48373753
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 48373726
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 37564469
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 32256626
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%.