Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,607,910 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 6,607,639 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
6,607,639 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 6,607,910 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 79,294,920 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 79,291,665 KWD per year, or 6,607,639 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 68986580
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 64625360
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 63832411
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 61056764
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 46387528
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 45638641
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 44405786
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 43239812
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 41965676
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 41884219
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 41713465
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 41080189
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 41041955
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 40620087
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 40046752
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 39657867
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 38809667
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 38442386
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 38066109
52.0%
19
France
KWD 32761695
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 29642030
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 29201090
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 28548915
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 42274960
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 36855844
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 71363340
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 65815791
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 61852667
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 53604506
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 51545930
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 51542202
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 51543070
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 49231087
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 48373170
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 47584688
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 46789177
41.0%
11
China
KWD 43620926
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 42742392
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 42032207
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 41344857
47.9%
15
India
KWD 9191460
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 70182665
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 57488989
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 53230192
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 52931400
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 51543178
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 51541696
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 51265911
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 48570557
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 48375237
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 48168938
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 47584438
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 45239163
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 57687107
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 55506599
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 54104541
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 53936443
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 52453895
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 51542376
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 48766465
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 48279090
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 48052463
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 47577303
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 43615257
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 43613302
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 79291665
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 79290502
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 78499231
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 75330174
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 75330174
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 72951326
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 59471275
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 59471248
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 46182213
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 39654974
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%.