Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,539,784 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 6,539,513 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
6,539,513 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 6,539,784 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 78,477,408 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 78,474,153 KWD per year, or 6,539,513 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 68275345
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 63959088
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 63174313
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 60427280
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 45909284
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 45168126
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 43947980
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 42793696
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 41533105
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 41452409
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 41283454
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 40656718
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 40618892
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 40201344
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 39633908
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 39249034
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 38409670
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 38046097
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 37673703
52.0%
19
France
KWD 32424062
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 29336445
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 28900082
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 28254611
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 41839226
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 36475943
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 70627580
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 65137256
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 61215008
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 53051868
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 51014547
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 51010820
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 51011687
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 48723549
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 47874488
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 47094181
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 46306853
41.0%
11
China
KWD 43171295
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 42301812
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 41598925
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 40918699
47.9%
15
India
KWD 9097389
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 69459101
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 56896293
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 52681438
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 52385711
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 51011795
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 51010313
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 50737390
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 48069831
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 47876574
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 47672414
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 47093931
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 44772801
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 57092367
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 54934341
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 53546732
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 53380371
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 51913111
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 51010993
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 48263695
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 47781348
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 47557060
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 47086796
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 43165626
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 43163670
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 78474153
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 78472990
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 77689894
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 74553538
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 74553538
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 72199215
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 58858141
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 58858114
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 45706086
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 39246218
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%.