Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,892,128 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 6,891,857 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
6,891,857 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 6,892,128 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 82,705,536 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 82,702,281 KWD per year, or 6,891,857 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 71953816
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 67405012
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 66577956
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 63682938
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 48382739
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 47601604
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 46315731
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 45100985
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 43770335
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 43685706
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 43507449
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 42846888
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 42806948
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 42367059
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 41769113
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 41363497
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 40478433
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 40095682
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 39703205
52.0%
19
France
KWD 34170279
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 30916915
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 30456879
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 29776737
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 44092818
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 38440771
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 74432895
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 68646602
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 64512948
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 55910082
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 53762830
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 53759103
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 53759970
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 51348511
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 50453646
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 49631058
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 48801406
41.0%
11
China
KWD 45496765
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 44580470
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 43839833
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 43122766
47.9%
15
India
KWD 9583920
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 73201337
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 59961686
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 55519568
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 55207986
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 53760078
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 53758596
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 53470875
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 50659559
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 50455631
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 50240410
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 49630808
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 47184800
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 60168331
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 57894031
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 56431689
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 56256344
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 54710018
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 53759277
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 50863994
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 50355644
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 50119255
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 49623672
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 45491096
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 45489140
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 82702281
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 82701118
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 81875741
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 78570259
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 78570259
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 76089093
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 62029237
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 62029210
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 48168590
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 41360282
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%.