Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,786,961 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 6,786,690 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
6,786,690 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 6,786,961 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 81,443,532 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 81,440,277 KWD per year, or 6,786,690 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 70855873
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 66376479
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 65562043
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 62711195
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 47644466
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 46875264
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 45609009
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 44412309
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 43102571
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 43019116
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 42843635
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 42193170
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 42153861
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 41720640
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 41131801
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 40732376
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 39860952
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 39483926
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 39097443
52.0%
19
France
KWD 33649071
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 30445179
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 29992209
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 29322415
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 43420170
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 37854313
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 73297091
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 67599139
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 63528585
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 55056968
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 52942528
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 52938800
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 52939668
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 50565017
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 49683824
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 48873855
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 48056837
41.0%
11
China
KWD 44802663
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 43900340
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 43170971
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 42464900
47.9%
15
India
KWD 9438701
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 72084361
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 59046733
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 54672448
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 54365599
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 52939776
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 52938294
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 52654989
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 49886582
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 49685839
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 49473919
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 48873606
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 46464871
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 59250223
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 57010628
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 55570592
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 55397929
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 53875202
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 52938974
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 50087862
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 49587272
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 49354496
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 48866470
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 44796994
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 44795038
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 81440277
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 81439114
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 80626357
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 77371355
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 77371355
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 74928049
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 61082734
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 61082707
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 47433586
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 40729280
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%.