Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,883,248 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 6,882,977 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
6,882,977 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 6,883,248 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 82,598,976 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 82,595,721 KWD per year, or 6,882,977 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 71861109
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 67318165
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 66492176
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 63600887
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 48320401
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 47540274
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 46256058
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 45042835
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 43713951
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 43629421
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 43451399
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 42791690
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 42751804
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 42312477
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 41715300
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 41310206
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 40426294
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 40044027
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 39652056
52.0%
19
France
KWD 34126270
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 30877083
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 30417643
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 29738375
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 44036022
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 38391252
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 74336991
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 68558158
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 64429831
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 55838048
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 53693566
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 53689839
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 53690706
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 51282355
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 50388644
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 49567122
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 48738537
41.0%
11
China
KWD 45438157
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 44523042
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 43783356
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 43067218
47.9%
15
India
KWD 9571658
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 73107023
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 59884430
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 55448040
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 55136858
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 53690814
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 53689332
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 53401983
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 50594291
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 50390632
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 50175690
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 49566872
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 47124011
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 60090808
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 57819439
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 56358981
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 56183862
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 54639529
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 53690013
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 50798460
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 50290764
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 50054681
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 49559736
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 45432488
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 45430532
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 82595721
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 82594558
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 81770246
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 78469027
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 78469027
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 75991058
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 61949317
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 61949290
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 48106528
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 41307002
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%.