Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
7,517,088 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 7,516,817 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
7,516,817 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 7,517,088 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 90,205,056 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 90,201,801 KWD per year, or 7,516,817 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 78478399
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 73517121
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 72615070
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 69457569
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 52769958
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 51917916
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 50515462
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 49193473
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 47738556
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 47646953
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 47452197
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 46731640
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 46687950
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 46208433
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 45556370
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 45113964
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 44147840
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 43731075
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 43302974
52.0%
19
France
KWD 37267581
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 33720228
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 33218202
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 32476564
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 48090063
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 41925828
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 81182463
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 74871204
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 70362573
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 60979758
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 58633791
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 58634658
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 58637518
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 56004463
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 55028353
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 54130770
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 53226048
41.0%
11
China
KWD 49621501
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 48622174
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 47814579
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 47032168
47.9%
15
India
KWD 10446891
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 79839019
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 65398838
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 60553621
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 60213916
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 58634766
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 58633284
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 58319314
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 55253015
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 55030158
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 54795319
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 54130520
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 51463014
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 65624231
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 63143695
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 61548799
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 61357517
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 59670950
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 58633965
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 55476199
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 54921726
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 54663874
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 54123384
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 49615832
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 49613876
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 90200638
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 90201801
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 89300266
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 85694803
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 85694803
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 82988652
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 67653877
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 67653850
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 52536385
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 45110042
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%.