Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,609,040 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 5,608,769 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
5,608,769 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 5,609,040 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 67,308,480 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 67,305,225 KWD per year, or 5,608,769 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.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 58558378
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 54856411
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 54183326
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 51827205
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 39375461
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 38739906
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 37693380
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 36698812
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 35623291
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 35552981
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 35408598
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 34871213
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 34838972
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 34480440
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 33993600
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 33663517
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 32944875
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 32631959
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 32312618
52.0%
19
France
KWD 27811295
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 25161511
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 24787683
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 24233797
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 35886188
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 31285698
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 60575544
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 55867046
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 52503244
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 45501673
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 43754744
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 43751016
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 43751884
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 41789506
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 41061442
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 40392824
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 39717297
41.0%
11
China
KWD 37028384
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 36282560
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 35679393
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 35096483
47.9%
15
India
KWD 7812178
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 59573695
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 48798820
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 45184295
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 44930451
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 43751992
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 43750510
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 43516678
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 41228863
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 41063796
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 40888854
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 40392574
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 38401319
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 48966972
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 47116091
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 45925893
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 45783266
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 44524865
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 43751190
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 41394805
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 40981146
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 40788824
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 40385439
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 37022715
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 37020760
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 67305225
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 67304062
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 66632655
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 63943056
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 63943056
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 61923802
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 50481445
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 50481418
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 39201191
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 33661754
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%.