Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,971,968 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 5,971,697 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
5,971,697 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 5,971,968 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 71,663,616 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 71,660,361 KWD per year, or 5,971,697 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 62347346
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 58405847
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 57689211
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 55180660
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 41923215
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 41246483
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 40132256
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 39075409
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 37927724
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 37853364
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 37699399
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 37127174
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 37092755
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 36711211
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 36192943
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 35841495
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 35075780
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 34743112
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 34403083
52.0%
19
France
KWD 29609966
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 26789456
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 26391244
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 25801645
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 38207475
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 33309547
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 64495167
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 59481809
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 55900250
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 48445745
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 46585582
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 46581855
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 46582722
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 44493320
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 43718075
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 43005906
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 42286784
41.0%
11
China
KWD 39423709
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 38629666
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 37987616
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 37366758
47.9%
15
India
KWD 8313324
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 63428343
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 51956294
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 48107680
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 47837505
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 46582830
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 46581348
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 46332273
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 43896383
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 43720324
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 43533990
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 43005656
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 40885771
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 52135334
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 50164687
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 48897511
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 48745630
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 47405788
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 46582029
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 44073213
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 43632771
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 43427984
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 42998520
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 39418040
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 39416084
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 71660361
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 71659198
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 70944240
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 68080435
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 68080435
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 65930527
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 53747797
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 53747770
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 41737665
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 35839322
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%.