Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,760,001 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 5,759,730 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
5,759,730 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 5,760,001 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 69,120,012 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 69,116,757 KWD per year, or 5,759,730 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 60134410
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 56332810
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 55641610
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 53222085
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 40435207
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 39782524
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 38707838
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 37687365
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 36581826
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 36509833
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 36361464
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 35809587
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 35776440
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 35408336
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 34908423
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 34569454
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 33831231
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 33510100
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 33182153
52.0%
19
France
KWD 28559458
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 25838660
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 25454689
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 24885948
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 36851734
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 32127524
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 62205923
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 57370617
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 53916239
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 46726268
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 44932240
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 44928512
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 44929380
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 42914166
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 42166476
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 41479743
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 40786083
41.0%
11
China
KWD 38024727
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 37258846
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 36639505
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 36040811
47.9%
15
India
KWD 8020631
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 61177048
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 50112181
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 46400285
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 46139649
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 44929488
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 44928006
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 44687833
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 42338426
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 42168787
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 41989106
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 41479494
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 39434734
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 50284862
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 48384164
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 47161947
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 47015470
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 45723194
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 44928686
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 42508897
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 42084097
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 41886591
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 41472358
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 38019058
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 38017102
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 69116757
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 69115594
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 68426072
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 65664011
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 65664011
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 63590411
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 51840094
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 51840067
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 40256245
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 34567520
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%.