Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
7,207,680 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 7,207,409 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
7,207,409 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 7,207,680 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 86,492,160 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 86,488,905 KWD per year, or 7,207,409 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 75248179
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 70491110
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 69626189
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 66598639
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 50597914
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 49780977
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 48436241
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 47167346
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 45773951
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 45685801
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 45499214
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 44808359
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 44766526
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 44306628
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 43681358
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 43257166
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 42331173
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 41931248
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 41520784
52.0%
19
France
KWD 35734155
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 32332351
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 31851113
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 31139921
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 46111089
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 40200430
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 77840856
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 71789500
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 67466514
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 58469840
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 56220408
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 56221276
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 56224136
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 53699374
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 52763487
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 51903032
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 51035477
41.0%
11
China
KWD 47579408
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 46621189
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 45846744
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 45096684
47.9%
15
India
KWD 10019648
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 76552806
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 62706988
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 58061340
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 57735558
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 56221384
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 56219902
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 55918927
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 52978867
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 52765381
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 52540254
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 51902782
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 49344937
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 62923100
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 60544667
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 59015398
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 58832005
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 57214870
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 56220582
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 53192768
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 52661130
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 52413904
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 51895647
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 47573739
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 47571784
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 86488905
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 86487742
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 85624499
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 82167552
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 82167552
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 79572787
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 64869205
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 64869178
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 50373958
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 43253594
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%.