Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,386,316 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 6,386,045 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
6,386,045 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 6,386,316 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 76,635,792 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 76,632,537 KWD per year, or 6,386,045 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 66673139
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 62458170
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 61691813
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 59009236
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 44831938
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 44108194
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 42916675
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 41788726
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 40558651
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 40479668
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 40314764
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 39702761
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 39665856
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 39258039
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 38703892
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 38328052
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 37508594
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 37153374
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 36789728
52.0%
19
France
KWD 31663475
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 28648051
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 28221999
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 27591629
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 40857645
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 35620137
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 68970125
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 63608715
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 59778547
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 51806936
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 49817497
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 49813769
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 49814637
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 47580212
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 46751102
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 45989211
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 45220318
41.0%
11
China
KWD 42158406
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 41309313
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 40622869
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 39958688
47.9%
15
India
KWD 8885474
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 67829122
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 55561121
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 51445253
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 51156432
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 49814745
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 49813263
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 49546785
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 46941841
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 46753232
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 46553890
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 45988962
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 43722224
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 55752592
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 53645210
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 52290151
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 52127704
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 50694882
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 49813943
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 47131102
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 46660080
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 46441063
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 45981826
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 42152737
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 42150781
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 76632537
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 76631374
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 75866694
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 72804002
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 72804002
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 70504929
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 57476929
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 57476902
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 44633510
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 38325410
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%.