Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,766,847 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 6,766,576 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
6,766,576 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 6,766,847 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 81,202,164 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 81,198,909 KWD per year, or 6,766,576 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 70645883
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 66179764
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 65367742
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 62525342
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 47503266
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 46736346
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 45473843
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 44280595
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 42974856
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 42891625
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 42716676
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 42068142
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 42028953
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 41597008
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 41009910
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 40611669
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 39742854
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 39366923
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 38981586
52.0%
19
France
KWD 33549386
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 30354956
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 29903337
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 29235523
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 43291521
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 37742148
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 73079860
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 67398804
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 63340317
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 54893803
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 52785639
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 52781911
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 52782779
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 50415168
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 49536589
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 48729034
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 47914432
41.0%
11
China
KWD 44669910
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 43770260
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 43043046
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 42339078
47.9%
15
India
KWD 9410927
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 71870731
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 58871741
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 54510430
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 54204486
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 52782887
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 52781404
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 52498945
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 49738744
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 49538610
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 49327322
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 48728785
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 46327179
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 59074627
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 56841670
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 55405901
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 55233750
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 53715537
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 52782085
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 49939420
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 49440315
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 49208230
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 48721649
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 44664241
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 44662286
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 81198909
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 81197746
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 80387403
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 77142056
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 77142056
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 74705991
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 60901708
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 60901681
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 47293011
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 40608596
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%.