Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
289,864 KWD
Pension
- 10.15 KWD
Social Security
** - 1.73 KWD
Unemployment
- 0.63 KWD
Total tax
- 12.52 KWD
Net pay
* 289,851 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
289,851 KWD
Net pay
15.23 KWD
Tax the employer pays
12.52 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
27.75 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 15.23 KWD to pay you 289,864 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 75,364,640 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 75,361,385 KWD per year, or 6,280,115 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 65567237
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 61422182
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 60668535
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 58030449
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 44088314
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 43376588
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 42204829
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 41095058
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 39886046
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 39808245
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 39646138
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 39044304
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 39008035
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 38606934
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 38061960
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 37692356
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 36886638
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 36537183
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 36179575
52.0%
19
France
KWD 31138489
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 28172895
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 27753961
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 27134014
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 40180121
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 35029427
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 67826088
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 62553659
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 58787049
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 50947637
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 48991248
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 48987520
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 48988388
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 46791039
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 45975699
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 45226520
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 44470351
41.0%
11
China
KWD 41459272
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 40624253
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 39949158
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 39296054
47.9%
15
India
KWD 8739202
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 66704049
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 54639536
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 50591992
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 50307938
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 48988496
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 48987014
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 48724985
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 46163261
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 45977860
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 45781844
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 45226270
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 42997076
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 54827829
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 52755403
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 51422813
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 51263066
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 49854015
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 48987694
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 46349343
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 45886139
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 45670760
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 45219135
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 41453603
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 41451648
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 75361385
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 75360222
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 74608254
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 71596408
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 71596408
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 69335469
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 56523565
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 56523538
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 43893179
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 37689834
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%.