Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,999,974 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 4,999,703 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
4,999,703 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 4,999,974 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 59,999,688 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 59,996,433 KWD per year, or 4,999,703 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 52199729
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 48899746
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 48299749
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 46199435
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 35099817
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 34533367
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 33600456
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 32710404
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 31755989
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 31692477
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 31564173
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 31085259
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 31056672
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 30736760
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 30302660
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 30008432
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 29368788
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 29089022
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 28804398
52.0%
19
France
KWD 24792764
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 22429492
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 22096585
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 21602631
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 31990601
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 27889273
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 53997632
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 49800749
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 46802386
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 40560929
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 39004029
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 39000301
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 39001169
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 37251965
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 36603079
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 36007549
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 35405183
41.0%
11
China
KWD 33008549
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 32343645
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 31805734
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 31286506
47.9%
15
India
KWD 6971154
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 53104822
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 43499946
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 40278268
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 40051833
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 39001277
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 38999795
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 38791544
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 36752227
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 36605608
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 36449786
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 36007299
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 34231909
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 43649826
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 41999937
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 40938922
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 40811826
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 39690099
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 39000475
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 36899898
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 36531188
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 36359784
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 36000164
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 33002880
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 33000924
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 59995270
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 59996433
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 59396951
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 56999704
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 56999704
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 55199713
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 44999851
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 44999824
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 34944477
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 30007358
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%.