Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,583,200 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 6,582,929 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
6,582,929 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 6,583,200 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 78,998,400 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 78,995,145 KWD per year, or 6,582,929 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 68728608
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 64383696
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 63593712
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 60828444
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 46214064
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 45467981
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 44239735
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 43078001
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 41808778
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 41727597
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 41557496
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 40926592
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 40888506
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 40468204
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 39897009
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 39509579
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 38664584
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 38298648
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 37923779
52.0%
19
France
KWD 32639232
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 29531191
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 29091911
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 28442168
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 42116915
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 36718050
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 71096472
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 65569679
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 61621382
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 53404059
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 51353192
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 51349464
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 51350332
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 49046998
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 48192293
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 47406776
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 46614233
41.0%
11
China
KWD 43457840
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 42582589
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 41875051
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 41190285
47.9%
15
India
KWD 9157339
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 69920221
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 57274012
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 53031153
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 52733473
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 51350440
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 51348958
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 51074211
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 48388939
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 48194367
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 47988844
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 47406526
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 45070009
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 57471389
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 55299035
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 53902218
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 53734750
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 52257747
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 51349638
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 48584106
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 48098554
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 47872775
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 47399391
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 43452171
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 43450216
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 78995145
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 78993982
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 78205676
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 75048480
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 75048480
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 72678528
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 59248885
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 59248858
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 46009517
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 39506714
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%.