Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
7,450,560 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 7,450,289 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
7,450,289 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 7,450,560 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 89,406,720 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 89,403,465 KWD per year, or 7,450,289 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 77783846
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 72866477
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 71972410
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 68842850
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 52302931
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 51458437
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 50068394
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 48757821
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 47316132
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 47225272
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 47032272
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 46318102
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 46274811
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 45799513
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 45153211
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 44714720
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 43757225
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 43344081
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 42919773
52.0%
19
France
KWD 36937868
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 33421811
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 32924254
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 32189163
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 47664549
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 41554838
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 80463960
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 74208585
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 69739871
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 60440083
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 58114873
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 58115740
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 58118600
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 55508830
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 54541368
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 53651768
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 52755038
41.0%
11
China
KWD 49182416
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 48191928
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 47391461
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 46616006
47.9%
15
India
KWD 10355027
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 79132427
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 64820044
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 60017738
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 59681027
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 58115848
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 58114366
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 57803190
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 54764035
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 54543192
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 54310441
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 53651518
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 51007591
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 65043442
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 62584859
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 61004075
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 60814489
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 59142851
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 58115046
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 54985222
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 54435659
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 54180092
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 53644383
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 49176747
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 49174792
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 89402302
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 89403465
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 88509913
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 84936384
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 84936384
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 82254182
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 67055125
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 67055098
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 52071427
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 44710874
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%.