Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,469,728 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 6,469,457 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
6,469,457 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 6,469,728 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 77,636,736 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 77,633,481 KWD per year, or 6,469,457 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 67543960
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 63273940
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 62497572
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 59779962
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 45417491
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 44684282
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 43477203
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 42334941
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 41088281
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 41008366
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 40841261
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 40221250
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 40183844
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 39770738
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 39209369
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 38828619
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 37998342
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 37638581
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 37270181
52.0%
19
France
KWD 32076865
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 29022203
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 28590546
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 27951969
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 41391148
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 36085280
53.5%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 56480779
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 54345871
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 52973120
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 52808546
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 51357007
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 50464557
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 47746682
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 47269505
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 47047623
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 46582392
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 42703256
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 42701300
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 77633481
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 77632318
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 76857629
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 73754899
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 73754899
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 71425797
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 58227637
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 58227610
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 45216470
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 38825882
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%.