Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,708,004 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 6,707,733 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
6,707,733 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 6,708,004 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 80,496,048 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 80,492,793 KWD per year, or 6,707,733 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 70031562
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 65604279
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 64799319
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 61981633
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 47090188
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 46329945
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 45078418
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 43895267
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 42601228
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 42518655
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 42345259
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 41702373
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 41663538
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 41235324
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 40653321
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 40258544
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 39397362
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 39024633
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 38642650
52.0%
19
France
KWD 33257761
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 30091011
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 29643345
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 28981321
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 42915161
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 37414013
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 72444356
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 66812727
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 62789547
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 54416469
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 52326663
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 52322936
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 52323803
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 49976788
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 49105858
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 48305365
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 47497831
41.0%
11
China
KWD 44281547
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 43389714
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 42668804
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 41970989
47.9%
15
India
KWD 9329674
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 71245761
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 58359807
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 54036450
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 53733153
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 52323911
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 52322429
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 52042441
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 49306248
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 49107896
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 48898455
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 48305115
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 45924365
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 58560928
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 56347389
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 54924100
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 54753450
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 53248442
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 52323109
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 49505159
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 49010397
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 48780332
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 48297980
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 44275878
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 44273922
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 80492793
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 80491630
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 79688348
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 76471246
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 76471246
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 74056364
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 60372121
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 60372094
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 46881762
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 40255538
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%.