Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,639,920 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 5,639,649 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
5,639,649 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 5,639,920 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 67,679,040 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 67,675,785 KWD per year, or 5,639,649 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 58880765
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 55158418
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 54481627
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 52112537
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 39592238
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 38953180
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 37900893
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 36901026
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 35819365
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 35748711
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 35603512
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 35063163
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 35030737
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 34670247
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 34180732
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 33848832
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 33126184
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 32811588
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 32490487
52.0%
19
France
KWD 27964336
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 25300026
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 24924123
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 24367198
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 36083696
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 31457898
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 60909048
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 56174611
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 52792281
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 45752171
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 43995608
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 43991880
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 43992748
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 42019562
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 41287483
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 40615160
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 39935924
41.0%
11
China
KWD 37232192
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 36482265
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 35875790
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 35289651
47.9%
15
India
KWD 7854818
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 59901671
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 49067476
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 45433033
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 45177800
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 43992856
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 43991374
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 43756245
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 41455831
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 41289828
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 41113918
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 40614910
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 38612710
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 49236555
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 47375483
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 46178735
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 46035321
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 44769991
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 43992054
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 41622699
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 41206761
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 41013379
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 40607775
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 37226523
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 37224568
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 67675785
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 67674622
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 66999510
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 64295088
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 64295088
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 62264717
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 50759365
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 50759338
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 39417008
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 33847034
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%.