Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,201,720 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 6,201,449 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
6,201,449 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 6,201,720 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 74,420,640 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 74,417,385 KWD per year, or 6,201,449 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 64745957
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 60652822
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 59908615
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 57303569
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 43536074
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 42833274
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 41676189
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 40579917
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 39386548
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 39309624
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 39149594
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 38555312
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 38519515
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 38123403
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 37585240
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 37220267
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 36424752
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 36079579
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 35726455
52.0%
19
France
KWD 30748617
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 27820029
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 27406380
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 26794174
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 39676969
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 34590747
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 66976488
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 61770139
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 58050729
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 50309493
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 48377648
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 48373920
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 48374788
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 46204972
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 45399859
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 44660120
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 43913401
41.0%
11
China
KWD 40940072
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 40115505
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 39448838
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 38803959
47.9%
15
India
KWD 8630576
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 65868533
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 53955136
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 49958332
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 49677818
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 48374896
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 48373414
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 48114689
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 45585061
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 45402043
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 45208496
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 44659870
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 42458557
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 54141069
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 52094603
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 50778698
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 50620957
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 49229559
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 48374094
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 45768783
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 45311385
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 45098708
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 44652735
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 40934403
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 40932448
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 74417385
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 74416222
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 73673694
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 70699608
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 70699608
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 68466989
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 55815565
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 55815538
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 43343384
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 37217834
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%.