Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,505,760 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 5,505,489 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
5,505,489 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 5,505,760 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 66,069,120 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 66,065,865 KWD per year, or 5,505,489 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 57480134
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 53846333
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 53185642
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 50872898
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 38650435
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 38026598
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 36999338
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 36022493
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 34967508
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 34898351
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 34756695
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 34229225
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 34197603
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 33845620
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 33367723
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 33043720
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 32338474
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 32031180
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 31717725
52.0%
19
France
KWD 27299439
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 24698239
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 24331350
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 23787627
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 35225609
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 30709762
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 59460120
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 54838377
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 51536543
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 44663865
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 42949160
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 42945432
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 42946300
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 41020070
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 40305432
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 39649208
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 38986087
41.0%
11
China
KWD 36346736
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 35614634
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 35022533
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 34450421
47.9%
15
India
KWD 7669565
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 58476761
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 47900284
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 44352374
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 44103179
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 42946408
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 42944926
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 42715432
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 40469755
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 40307816
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 40136116
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 39648958
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 37694307
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 48065338
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 46248539
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 45080247
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 44940254
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 43705029
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 42945606
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 40632598
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 40226562
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 40037787
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 39641823
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 36341067
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 36339112
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 66065865
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 66064702
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 65405689
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 62765664
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 62765664
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 60783590
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 49551925
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 49551898
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 38479375
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 33042074
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%.