Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
7,203,768 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 7,203,497 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
7,203,497 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 7,203,768 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 86,445,216 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 86,441,961 KWD per year, or 7,203,497 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 75207338
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 70452851
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 69588399
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 66562492
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 50570451
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 49753959
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 48409952
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 47141728
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 45749112
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 45661005
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 45474521
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 44784043
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 44742233
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 44282583
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 43657651
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 43233689
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 42308204
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 41908492
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 41498251
52.0%
19
France
KWD 35714767
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 32314804
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 31833829
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 31123021
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 46086068
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 40178615
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 77798607
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 71750537
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 67429898
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 58438106
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 56189895
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 56190762
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 56193622
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 53670229
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 52734851
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 51874866
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 51007780
41.0%
11
China
KWD 47553589
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 46595890
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 45821864
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 45072213
47.9%
15
India
KWD 10014246
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 76511256
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 62672954
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 58029829
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 57704223
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 56190870
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 56189388
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 55888578
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 52950113
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 52736746
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 52511742
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 51874616
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 49318157
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 62888948
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 60511807
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 58983367
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 58800074
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 57183816
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 56190069
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 53163897
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 52632548
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 52385457
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 51867480
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 47547920
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 47545964
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 86441961
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 86440798
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 85578024
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 82122955
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 82122955
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 79529599
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 64833997
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 64833970
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 50346617
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 43230122
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%.