Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,226,992 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 6,226,721 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
6,226,721 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 6,226,992 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 74,723,904 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 74,720,649 KWD per year, or 6,226,721 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 65009796
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 60899982
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 60152743
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 57537082
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 43713484
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 43007816
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 41846017
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 40745408
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 39547014
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 39469808
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 39309111
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 38712403
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 38676454
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 38278739
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 37738389
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 37371928
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 36573135
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 36226586
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 35872021
52.0%
19
France
KWD 30873865
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 27933389
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 27518042
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 26903349
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 39838609
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 34731675
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 67249426
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 62021848
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 58287275
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 50514499
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 48574770
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 48571042
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 48571910
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 46393248
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 45584850
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 44842078
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 44092323
41.0%
11
China
KWD 41106867
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 40278942
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 39609568
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 38962046
47.9%
15
India
KWD 8665472
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 66136946
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 54175003
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 50161898
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 49880247
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 48572018
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 48570535
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 48310749
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 45770810
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 45587027
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 45392686
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 44841829
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 42631558
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 54361693
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 52306888
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 50985622
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 50827238
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 49430168
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 48571216
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 45955291
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 45496027
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 45282482
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 44834693
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 41101198
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 41099243
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 74720649
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 74719486
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 73973925
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 70987709
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 70987709
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 68745992
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 56043013
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 56042986
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 43520008
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 37369466
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%.