Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,922,240 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 5,921,969 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
5,921,969 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 5,922,240 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 71,066,880 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 71,063,625 KWD per year, or 5,921,969 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 61828186
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 57919507
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 57208838
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 54721173
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 41574125
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 40903034
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 39798084
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 38749770
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 37611973
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 37538168
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 37385516
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 36818064
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 36783944
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 36405553
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 35891592
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 35543071
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 34783806
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 34453844
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 34116650
52.0%
19
France
KWD 29363514
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 26566397
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 26171525
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 25586821
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 37889415
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 33032241
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 63958104
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 58986518
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 55434796
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 48042351
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 46197704
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 46193976
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 46194844
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 44122846
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 43354066
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 42647864
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 41934716
41.0%
11
China
KWD 39095504
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 38308068
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 37671345
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 37055688
47.9%
15
India
KWD 8244658
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 62900183
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 51523660
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 47707121
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 47439183
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 46194952
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 46193470
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 45946483
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 43530883
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 43356330
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 43171556
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 42647614
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 40545354
43.0%
12
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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%.