Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
7,037,285 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 7,037,014 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
7,037,014 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 7,037,285 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 84,447,420 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 84,444,165 KWD per year, or 7,037,014 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 73469255
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 68824647
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 67980173
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 65024189
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 49401741
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 48604137
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 47291186
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 46051531
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 44692018
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 44605769
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 44423680
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 43749184
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 43708373
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 43259280
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 42648764
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 42234603
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 41330711
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 40940061
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 40539309
52.0%
19
France
KWD 34889677
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 31568030
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 31098240
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 30403815
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 45021243
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 39250232
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 76000590
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 70092366
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 65871617
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 57087596
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 54895055
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 54891327
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 54892195
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 52429931
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 51516195
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 50676188
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 49829101
41.0%
11
China
KWD 46454801
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 45519221
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 44763032
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 44030788
47.9%
15
India
KWD 9784359
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 74743045
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 61224552
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 56688808
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 56370694
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 54892303
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 54890821
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 54597003
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 51726463
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 51518138
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 51298361
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 50675938
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 48178484
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 61435551
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 59113349
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 57620220
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 57441173
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 55862274
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 54891501
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 51935253
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 51416190
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 51174816
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 50668803
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 46449132
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 46447177
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 84444165
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 84443002
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 83600206
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 80225049
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 80225049
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 77691626
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 63335650
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 63335623
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 49183081
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 42231224
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%.