Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,657,600 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 5,657,329 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
5,657,329 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 5,657,600 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 67,891,200 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 67,887,945 KWD per year, or 5,657,329 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 59065344
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 55331328
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 54652416
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 52275900
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 39716352
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 39075287
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 38019703
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 37016802
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 35931625
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 35860774
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 35715109
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 35173062
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 35140530
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 34778919
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 34287873
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 33954932
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 33229991
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 32914433
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 32592323
52.0%
19
France
KWD 28051958
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 25379331
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 25002240
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 24443576
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 36196777
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 31556490
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 61099992
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 56350703
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 52957766
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 45895591
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 44133512
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 44129784
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 44130652
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 42151278
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 41416901
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 40742456
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 40061096
41.0%
11
China
KWD 37348880
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 36596604
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 35988235
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 35400247
47.9%
15
India
KWD 7879232
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 60089449
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 49221292
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 45575445
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 45319417
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 44130760
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 44129278
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 43893406
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 41585779
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 41419241
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 41242775
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 40742206
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 38733740
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 49390901
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 47523995
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 46323498
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 46179632
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 44910335
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 44129958
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 41753178
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 41335935
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 41141945
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 40735071
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 37343211
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 37341256
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 67887945
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 67886782
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 67209548
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 64496640
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 64496640
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 62459904
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 50918485
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 50918458
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 39540573
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 33953114
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%.