Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
7,733,527 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 7,733,256 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
7,733,256 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 7,733,527 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 92,802,324 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 92,799,069 KWD per year, or 7,733,256 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 80738022
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 75633894
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 74705871
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 71457465
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 54289360
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 53412760
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 51969933
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 50610802
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 49112848
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 49018830
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 48818360
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 48077024
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 48032036
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 47538795
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 46867991
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 46412842
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 45418645
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 44990100
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 44549663
52.0%
19
France
KWD 38340253
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 34691084
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 34174516
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 33411580
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 49474406
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 43132789
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 83520004
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 77026936
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 72388442
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 62735511
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 60322015
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 60322883
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 60325743
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 57616934
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 56612687
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 55689130
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 54758410
41.0%
11
China
KWD 51049998
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 50021915
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 49191131
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 48386090
47.9%
15
India
KWD 10745759
88.4%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 67513744
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 64961782
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 63320980
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 63124179
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 61389043
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 60322189
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 57073519
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 56503073
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 56237788
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 55681745
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 51044329
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 51042374
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 92797906
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 92799069
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 91871561
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 88162208
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 88162208
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 85378138
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 69601828
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 69601801
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 54049060
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 46408676
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%.