Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,632,925 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 6,632,654 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
6,632,654 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 6,632,925 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 79,595,100 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 79,591,845 KWD per year, or 6,632,654 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 69247737
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 64870007
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 64074055
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 61287903
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 46563133
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 45811409
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 44573887
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 43403620
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 42124510
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 42042774
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 41871360
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 41235682
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 41197298
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 40773844
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 40198343
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 39807985
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 38956541
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 38587898
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 38210195
52.0%
19
France
KWD 32885669
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 29754237
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 29311616
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 28656980
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 42434956
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 36995339
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 71633502
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 66064940
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 62086808
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 53807428
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 51741047
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 51737319
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 51738187
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 49417449
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 48556280
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 47764796
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 46966280
41.0%
11
China
KWD 43786025
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 42904168
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 42191302
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 41501337
47.9%
15
India
KWD 9226002
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 70448349
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 57706620
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 53431688
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 53131770
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 51738295
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 51736813
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 51459978
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 48754417
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 48558339
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 48351256
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 47764546
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 45410405
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 57905488
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 55716725
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 54309361
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 54140625
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 52652465
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 51737493
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 48951076
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 48461855
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 48234368
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 47757411
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 43780356
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 43778401
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 79591845
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 79590682
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 78796409
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 75615345
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 75615345
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 73227492
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 59696410
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 59696383
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 46357041
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 39805064
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%.