Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,785,480 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 6,785,209 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
6,785,209 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 6,785,480 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 81,425,760 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 81,422,505 KWD per year, or 6,785,209 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 70840411
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 66361994
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 65547737
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 62697511
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 47634070
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 46865036
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 45599057
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 44402611
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 43093167
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 43009729
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 42834287
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 42183964
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 42144664
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 41711537
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 41122826
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 40723488
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 39852257
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 39475311
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 39088912
52.0%
19
France
KWD 33641732
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 30438536
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 29985665
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 29316017
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 43410698
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 37846054
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 73281096
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 67584388
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 63514722
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 55044954
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 52930976
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 52927248
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 52928116
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 50553984
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 49672983
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 48863192
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 48046351
41.0%
11
China
KWD 44792888
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 43890763
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 43161552
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 42455636
47.9%
15
India
KWD 9436656
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 72068631
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 59033848
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 54660519
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 54353736
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 52928224
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 52926742
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 52643499
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 49875697
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 49674998
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 49463125
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 48862942
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 46454733
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 59237294
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 56998187
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 55558466
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 55385840
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 53863446
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 52927422
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 50076932
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 49576452
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 49343726
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 48855807
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 44787219
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 44785264
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 81422505
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 81421342
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 80608763
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 77354472
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 77354472
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 74911699
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 61069405
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 61069378
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 47423236
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 40720394
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%.