Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,815,384 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 5,815,113 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
5,815,113 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 5,815,384 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 69,784,608 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 69,781,353 KWD per year, or 5,815,113 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 60712609
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 56874456
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 56176609
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 53733824
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 40823996
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 40165029
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 39080012
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 38050035
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 36933484
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 36860872
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 36711041
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 36153848
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 36120368
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 35748753
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 35244044
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 34901814
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 34156408
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 33832262
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 33501159
52.0%
19
France
KWD 28833936
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 26087085
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 25699393
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 25125203
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 37205964
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 32436364
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 62804060
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 57922232
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 54434624
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 47175535
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 45364227
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 45360500
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 45361367
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 43326769
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 42571880
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 41878501
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 41178188
41.0%
11
China
KWD 38390255
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 37617016
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 36991741
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 36387256
47.9%
15
India
KWD 8097107
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 61765269
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 50594013
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 46846396
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 46583267
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 45361475
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 45359993
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 45117495
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 42745491
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 42574174
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 42392755
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 41878251
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 39813863
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 50768355
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 48849381
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 47615417
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 47467528
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 46162824
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 45360673
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 42917623
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 42488737
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 42289328
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 41871116
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 38384586
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 38382630
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 69781353
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 69780190
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 69084022
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 66295378
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 66295378
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 64201839
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 52338541
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 52338514
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 40643312
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 34899818
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%.