Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,394,912 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 5,394,641 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
5,394,641 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 5,394,912 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 64,738,944 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 64,735,689 KWD per year, or 5,394,641 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 56322881
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 52762239
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 52114850
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 49848663
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 37872282
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 37261022
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 36254440
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 35296616
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 34263672
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 34195752
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 34057022
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 33540194
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 33509237
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 33164283
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 32695984
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 32378507
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 31687638
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 31386377
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 31079241
52.0%
19
France
KWD 26750077
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 24201021
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 23841579
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 23308764
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 34516625
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 30091624
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 58262962
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 53734331
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 50499006
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 43764666
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 42084546
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 42080818
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 42081686
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 40194253
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 39494025
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 38851102
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 38201297
41.0%
11
China
KWD 35615139
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 34897764
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 34317539
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 33757018
47.9%
15
India
KWD 7516501
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 57299448
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 46935907
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 43459494
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 43215286
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 42081794
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 42080311
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 41855473
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 39655022
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 39496440
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 39328221
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 38850853
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 36935488
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 47097635
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 45317416
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 44172634
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 44035468
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 42825117
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 42080992
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 39814540
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 39416684
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 39231716
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 38843717
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 35609470
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 35607515
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 64734526
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 64735689
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 64088815
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 61501997
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 61501997
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 59559828
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 48554293
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 48554266
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 37704667
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 32376986
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%.