Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,383,040 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 5,382,769 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
5,382,769 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 5,383,040 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 64,596,480 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 64,593,225 KWD per year, or 5,382,769 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 56198938
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 52646131
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 52000166
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 49738965
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 37788941
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 37179028
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 36174660
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 35218873
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 34188290
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 34120503
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 33982086
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 33466397
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 33435512
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 33091311
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 32624040
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 32307261
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 31617932
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 31317317
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 31010858
52.0%
19
France
KWD 26691239
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 24147768
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 23789124
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 23257477
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 34440692
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 30025420
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 58134744
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 53616086
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 50387884
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 43668361
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 41991944
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 41988216
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 41989084
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 40105806
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 39407122
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 38765624
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 38117244
41.0%
11
China
KWD 35536784
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 34820986
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 34242033
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 33682753
47.9%
15
India
KWD 7500108
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 57173355
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 46832620
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 43363865
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 43120191
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 41989192
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 41987710
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 41763370
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 39567763
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 39409541
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 39241694
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 38765374
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 36854217
43.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 64592062
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 64593225
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 63947775
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 61366656
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 61366656
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 59428762
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 48447445
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 48447418
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 37621695
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 32305754
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%.