Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,626,160 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 6,625,889 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
6,625,889 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 6,626,160 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 79,513,920 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 79,510,665 KWD per year, or 6,625,889 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 69177110
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 64803845
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 64008706
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 61225394
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 46515643
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 45764686
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 44528426
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 43359320
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 42081555
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 41999895
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 41828659
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 41193631
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 41155287
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 40732262
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 40157347
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 39767388
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 38916821
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 38548546
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 38171229
52.0%
19
France
KWD 32852142
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 29723892
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 29281726
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 28627755
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 42391687
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 36957614
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 71560440
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 65997561
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 62023487
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 53752550
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 51688280
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 51684552
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 51685420
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 49367050
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 48506760
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 47716088
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 46918385
41.0%
11
China
KWD 43741376
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 42860418
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 42148277
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 41459019
47.9%
15
India
KWD 9216660
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 70376498
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 57647764
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 53377196
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 53077583
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 51685528
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 51684046
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 51407495
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 48704695
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 48508821
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 48301950
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 47715838
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 45364095
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 57846430
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 55659899
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 54253970
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 54085406
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 52598764
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 51684726
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 48901150
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 48412428
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 48185174
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 47708703
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 43735707
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 43733752
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 79510665
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 79509502
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 78716041
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 75538224
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 75538224
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 73152806
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 59635525
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 59635498
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 46309761
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 39764474
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%.