Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,843,078 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 5,842,807 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
5,842,807 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 5,843,078 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 70,116,936 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 70,113,681 KWD per year, or 5,842,807 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 61001734
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 57145303
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 56444133
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 53989716
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 41018408
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 40356299
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 39266115
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 38231386
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 37109329
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 37036408
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 36885846
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 36325993
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 36292348
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 35918977
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 35411870
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 35068010
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 34319012
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 33993358
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 33660677
52.0%
19
France
KWD 28971187
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 26211309
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 25821756
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 25244841
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 37383095
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 32590798
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 63103155
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 58198064
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 54693840
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 47400189
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 45580240
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 45576513
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 45577380
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 43533089
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 42774600
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 42077898
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 41374258
41.0%
11
China
KWD 38573035
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 37796117
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 37167875
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 36560494
47.9%
15
India
KWD 8135348
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 62059406
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 50834951
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 47069471
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 46805096
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 45577488
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 45576006
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 45332345
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 42949042
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 42776887
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 42594598
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 42077648
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 40003444
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 51010124
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 49082011
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 47842173
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 47693578
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 46382659
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 45576687
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 43122005
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 42691074
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 42490715
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 42070512
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 38567366
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 38565410
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 70113681
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 70112518
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 69413027
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 66611089
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 66611089
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 64507581
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 52587787
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 52587760
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 40836863
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 35065982
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%.