Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,583,096 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 6,582,825 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
6,582,825 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 6,583,096 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 78,997,152 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 78,993,897 KWD per year, or 6,582,825 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 68727522
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 64382679
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 63592707
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 60827483
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 46213334
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 45467263
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 44239036
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 43077320
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 41808118
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 41726938
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 41556839
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 40925945
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 40887860
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 40467565
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 39896379
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 39508955
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 38663974
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 38298043
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 37923180
52.0%
19
France
KWD 32638717
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 29530725
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 29091452
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 28441718
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 42116250
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 36717470
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 71095349
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 65568644
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 61620408
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 53403215
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 51352381
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 51348653
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 51349521
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 49046223
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 48191532
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 47406027
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 46613497
41.0%
11
China
KWD 43457154
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 42581917
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 41874390
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 41189634
47.9%
15
India
KWD 9157196
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 69919117
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 57273107
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 53030316
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 52732640
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 51349629
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 51348147
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 51073404
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 48388174
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 48193605
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 47988086
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 47405778
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 45069297
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 57470481
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 55298162
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 53901366
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 53733901
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 52256922
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 51348827
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 48583338
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 48097794
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 47872019
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 47398642
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 43451485
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 43449529
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 78993897
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 78992734
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 78204441
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 75047294
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 75047294
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 72677380
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 59247949
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 59247922
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 46008790
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 39506090
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%.