Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
7,475,367 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 7,475,096 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
7,475,096 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 7,475,367 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 89,704,404 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 89,701,149 KWD per year, or 7,475,096 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 78042831
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 73109089
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 72212045
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 69072067
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 52477076
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 51629768
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 50235097
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 48920267
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 47473646
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 47382508
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 47188854
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 46472302
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 46428863
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 45951991
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 45303541
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 44863590
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 43902878
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 43488384
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 43062661
52.0%
19
France
KWD 37060812
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 33533085
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 33033862
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 32296329
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 47823215
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 41693173
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 80731876
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 74455663
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 69972065
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 60641317
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 58308367
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 58309235
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 58312095
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 55693642
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 54722955
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 53830378
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 52930668
41.0%
11
China
KWD 49346142
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 48352359
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 47549233
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 46771184
47.9%
15
India
KWD 10389281
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 79395902
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 65035865
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 60217559
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 59879731
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 58309343
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 58307860
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 57995643
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 54946366
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 54724772
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 54491243
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 53830129
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 51177409
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 65260007
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 62793238
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 61207192
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 61016974
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 59339769
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 58308541
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 55168298
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 54616904
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 54360485
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 53822993
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 49340473
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 49338518
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 89699986
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 89701149
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 88804620
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 85219184
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 85219184
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 82528052
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 67278388
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 67278361
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 52244801
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 44859716
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%.