Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,391,360 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 5,391,089 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
5,391,089 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 5,391,360 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 64,696,320 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 64,693,065 KWD per year, or 5,391,089 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 56285798
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 52727501
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 52080538
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 49815842
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 37847347
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 37236490
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 36230570
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 35273356
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 34241118
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 34173238
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 34034602
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 33518114
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 33487179
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 33142450
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 32674459
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 32357190
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 31666782
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 31365715
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 31058781
52.0%
19
France
KWD 26732473
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 24185088
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 23825885
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 23293419
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 34493906
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 30071816
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 58224600
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 53698953
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 50465759
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 43735853
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 42056840
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 42053112
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 42053980
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 40167790
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 39468024
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 38825528
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 38176149
41.0%
11
China
KWD 35591696
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 34874793
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 34294949
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 33734798
47.9%
15
India
KWD 7511596
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 57261722
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 46905004
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 43430882
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 43186835
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 42054088
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 42052606
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 41827916
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 39628915
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 39470441
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 39302333
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 38825278
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 36911173
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 47066626
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 45287579
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 44143551
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 44006475
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 42796922
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 42053286
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 39788326
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 39390732
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 39205887
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 38818143
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 35586027
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 35584072
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 64691902
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 64693065
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 64046617
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 61461504
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 61461504
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 59520614
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 48522325
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 48522298
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 37679842
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 32355674
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%.