Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
7,392,016 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 7,391,745 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
7,391,745 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 7,392,016 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 88,704,192 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 88,700,937 KWD per year, or 7,391,745 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 77172647
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 72293916
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 71406875
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 68301904
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 51891952
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 51054101
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 49674979
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 48374452
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 46944404
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 46854196
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 46662742
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 45954192
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 45911253
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 45439666
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 44798434
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 44363390
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 43413489
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 43003531
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 42582560
52.0%
19
France
KWD 36647724
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 33159207
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 32665584
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 31936253
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 47290102
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 41228371
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 79831685
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 73625487
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 69191899
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 59965174
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 57658229
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 57659097
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 57661957
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 55072677
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 54112826
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 53230251
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 52340553
41.0%
11
China
KWD 48796026
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 47813316
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 47019121
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 46249787
47.9%
15
India
KWD 10274187
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 78510633
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 64310711
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 59546166
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 59212089
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 57659205
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 57657723
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 57349006
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 54333736
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 54114667
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 53883754
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 53230002
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 50606823
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 64532353
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 62093090
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 60524722
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 60336630
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 58678129
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 57658403
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 54553168
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 54007925
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 53754369
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 53222866
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 48790357
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 48788401
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 88699774
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 88700937
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 87814410
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 84268982
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 84268982
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 81607857
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 66528229
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 66528202
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 51662267
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 44359610
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%.