Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,657,496 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 5,657,225 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
5,657,225 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 5,657,496 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 67,889,952 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 67,886,697 KWD per year, or 5,657,225 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 59064258
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 55330311
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 54651411
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 52274939
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 39715622
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 39074569
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 38019004
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 37016121
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 35930965
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 35860115
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 35714452
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 35172416
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 35139884
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 34778280
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 34287243
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 33954308
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 33229381
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 32913828
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 32591724
52.0%
19
France
KWD 28051443
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 25378865
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 25001781
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 24443126
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 36196112
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 31555910
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 61098869
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 56349668
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 52956792
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 45894748
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 44132701
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 44128973
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 44129841
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 42150503
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 41416140
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 40741707
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 40060360
41.0%
11
China
KWD 37348194
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 36595932
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 35987574
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 35399597
47.9%
15
India
KWD 7879088
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 60088345
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 49220387
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 45574608
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 45318584
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 44129949
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 44128467
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 43892599
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 41585014
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 41418480
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 41242017
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 40741458
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 38733028
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 49389993
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 47523122
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 46322646
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 46178783
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 44909509
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 44129147
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 41752410
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 41335175
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 41141189
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 40734322
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 37342525
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 37340569
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 67886697
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 67885534
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 67208313
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 64495454
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 64495454
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 62458756
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 50917549
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 50917522
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 39539846
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 33952490
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%.