Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,344,000 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 6,343,729 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
6,343,729 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 6,344,000 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 76,128,000 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 76,124,745 KWD per year, or 6,343,729 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 66231360
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 62044320
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 61283040
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 58618236
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 44534880
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 43815936
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 42632311
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 41511624
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 40289963
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 40211452
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 40047665
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 39439725
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 39403074
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 38997940
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 38447457
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 38074108
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 37260139
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 36907222
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 36545987
52.0%
19
France
KWD 31453757
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 28458239
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 28035030
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 27408824
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 40586992
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 35384164
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 68513112
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 63187247
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 59382470
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 51463668
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 49487432
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 49483704
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 49484572
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 47264958
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 46441349
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 45684536
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 44920726
41.0%
11
China
KWD 41879120
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 41035649
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 40353739
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 39693983
47.9%
15
India
KWD 8827042
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 67379685
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 55192972
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 51104397
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 50817481
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 49484680
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 49483198
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 49218497
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 46630819
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 46443491
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 46245478
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 45684286
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 43432546
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 55383173
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 53289755
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 51943672
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 51782304
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 50358978
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 49483878
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 46818810
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 46350911
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 46133347
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 45677151
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 41873451
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 41871496
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 76124745
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 76123582
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 75363980
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 72321600
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 72321600
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 70037760
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 57096085
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 57096058
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 44337767
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 38071514
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%.