Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,982,972 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 5,982,701 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
5,982,701 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 5,982,972 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 71,795,664 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 71,792,409 KWD per year, or 5,982,701 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 62462228
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 58513466
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 57795510
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 55282337
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 42000463
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 41322482
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 40206203
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 39147468
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 37997594
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 37923112
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 37768857
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 37195575
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 37161090
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 36778848
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 36259627
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 35907532
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 35140389
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 34807122
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 34466466
52.0%
19
France
KWD 29664502
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 26838816
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 26439864
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 25849183
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 38277857
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 33370910
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 64614010
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 59591409
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 56003247
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 48535009
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 46671414
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 46667686
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 46668554
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 44575299
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 43798624
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 43085134
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 42364691
41.0%
11
China
KWD 39496335
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 38700831
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 38057601
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 37435593
47.9%
15
India
KWD 8328519
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 63545216
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 52052029
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 48196317
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 47925647
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 46668662
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 46667179
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 46417642
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 43977263
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 43800870
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 43614190
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 43084885
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 40961100
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 52231399
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 50257120
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 48987611
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 48835449
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 47493138
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 46667860
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 44154423
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 43713168
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 43508004
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 43077749
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 39490666
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 39488711
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 71792409
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 71791246
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 71074968
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 68205881
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 68205881
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 66052011
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 53846833
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 53846806
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 41814571
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 35905346
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%.