Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,911,952 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 6,911,681 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
6,911,681 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 6,911,952 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 82,943,424 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 82,940,169 KWD per year, or 6,911,681 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 72160779
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 67598891
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 66769456
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 63866112
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 48521903
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 47738520
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 46448949
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 45230801
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 43896208
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 43811359
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 43632578
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 42970114
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 42930055
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 42488909
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 41889246
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 41482463
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 40594828
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 40210998
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 39817391
52.0%
19
France
KWD 34268527
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 31005837
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 30544469
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 29862376
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 44219613
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 38551319
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 74646994
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 68844049
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 64698500
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 56070895
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 53917458
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 53913730
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 53914598
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 51496200
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 50598758
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 49773790
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 48941758
41.0%
11
China
KWD 45627603
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 44708675
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 43965914
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 43246774
47.9%
15
India
KWD 9611294
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 73411887
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 60134155
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 55679251
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 55366777
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 53914706
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 53913223
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 53624669
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 50805266
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 50600737
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 50384894
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 49773541
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 47320507
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 60341394
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 58060552
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 56594006
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 56418155
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 54867381
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 53913904
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 51010295
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 50500482
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 50263413
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 49766405
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 45621934
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 45619979
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 82940169
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 82939006
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 82111250
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 78796253
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 78796253
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 76307950
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 62207653
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 62207626
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 48307138
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 41479226
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%.