Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,586,056 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 6,585,785 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
6,585,785 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 6,586,056 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 79,032,672 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 79,029,417 KWD per year, or 6,585,785 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 68758425
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 64411628
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 63621301
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 60854833
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 46234113
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 45487706
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 44258927
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 43096703
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 41826912
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 41745700
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 41575523
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 40944345
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 40906241
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 40485759
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 39914317
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 39526718
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 38681353
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 38315261
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 37940230
52.0%
19
France
KWD 32653386
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 29544002
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 29104530
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 28454506
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 42135182
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 36733977
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 71127317
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 65598125
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 61648114
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 53427226
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 51375469
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 51371741
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 51372609
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 49068275
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 48213199
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 47427339
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 46634453
41.0%
11
China
KWD 43476690
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 42601060
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 41893215
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 41208151
47.9%
15
India
KWD 9161283
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 69950555
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 57298859
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 53054159
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 52756350
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 51372717
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 51371235
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 51096368
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 48409930
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 48215272
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 48009659
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 47427090
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 45089560
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 57496322
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 55323026
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 53925602
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 53758062
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 52280418
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 51371915
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 48605183
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 48119420
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 47893544
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 47419954
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 43471021
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 43469065
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 79029417
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 79028254
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 78239606
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 75081038
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 75081038
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 72710058
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 59274589
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 59274562
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 46029477
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 39523850
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%.