Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,343,991 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 6,343,720 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
6,343,720 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 6,343,991 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 76,127,892 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 76,124,637 KWD per year, or 6,343,720 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 66231266
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 62044232
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 61282953
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 58618153
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 44534817
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 43815874
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 42632251
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 41511565
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 40289906
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 40211395
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 40047609
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 39439669
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 39403018
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 38997884
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 38447403
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 38074054
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 37260086
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 36907169
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 36545936
52.0%
19
France
KWD 31453712
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 28458198
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 28034990
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 27408785
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 40586934
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 35384114
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 68513015
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 63187158
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 59382385
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 51463595
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 49487362
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 49483634
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 49484502
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 47264891
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 46441283
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 45684471
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 44920662
41.0%
11
China
KWD 41879061
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 41035591
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 40353682
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 39693927
47.9%
15
India
KWD 8827029
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 67379589
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 55192894
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 51104325
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 50817409
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 49484610
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 49483128
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 49218428
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 46630752
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 46443426
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 46245412
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 45684222
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 43432484
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 55383095
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 53289680
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 51943598
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 51782230
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 50358906
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 49483808
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 46818743
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 46350845
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 46133282
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 45677086
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 41873392
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 41871436
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 76124637
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 76123474
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 75363873
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 72321497
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 72321497
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 70037661
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 57096004
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 57095977
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 44337704
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 38071460
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%.