Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
7,687,732 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 7,687,461 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
7,687,461 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 7,687,732 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 92,252,784 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 92,249,529 KWD per year, or 7,687,461 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 80259922
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 75186019
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 74263491
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 71034319
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 53967879
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 53096475
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 51662190
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 50310918
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 48822070
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 48728563
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 48529302
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 47792363
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 47747649
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 47257312
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 46590473
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 46138021
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 45149763
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 44723711
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 44285884
52.0%
19
France
KWD 38113293
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 34485667
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 33972175
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 33213746
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 49181502
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 42877415
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 83025418
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 76570818
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 71959801
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 62364022
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 59964814
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 59965682
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 59968542
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 57275761
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 56277467
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 55359406
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 54434187
41.0%
11
China
KWD 50747751
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 49725753
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 48899875
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 48099622
47.9%
15
India
KWD 10682524
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 81651425
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 66883441
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 61928159
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 61580774
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 59965790
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 59964307
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 59643170
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 56507249
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 56279223
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 56039027
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 55359157
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 52631171
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 67113953
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 64577104
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 62946015
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 62750382
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 61025522
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 59964988
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 56735552
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 56168485
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 55904773
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 55352021
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 50742082
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 50740127
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 92248366
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 92249529
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 91327516
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 87640145
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 87640145
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 84872561
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 69189673
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 69189646
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 53729003
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 46133906
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%.