Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,590,000 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 5,589,729 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
5,589,729 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 5,590,000 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 67,080,000 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 67,076,745 KWD per year, or 5,589,729 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 58359600
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 54670200
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 53999400
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 51651276
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 39241800
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 38608405
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 37565431
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 36574130
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 35502395
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 35432298
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 35288417
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 34752861
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 34720734
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 34363409
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 33878217
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 33549255
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 32833083
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 32521204
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 32202947
52.0%
19
France
KWD 27716933
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 25076105
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 24703556
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 24151544
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 35764408
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 31179522
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 60369912
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 55677407
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 52325030
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 45347220
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 43606232
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 43602504
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 43603372
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 41647658
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 40922069
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 40255736
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 39582496
41.0%
11
China
KWD 36902720
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 36159426
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 35558299
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 34977379
47.9%
15
India
KWD 7785887
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 59371472
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 48633172
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 45030927
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 44777941
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 43603480
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 43601998
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 43368965
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 41088919
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 40924428
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 40750085
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 40255486
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 38270979
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 48800753
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 46956155
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 45769996
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 45627854
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 44373726
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 43602678
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 41254290
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 40842036
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 40650368
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 40248351
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 36897051
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 36895096
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 67076745
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 67075582
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 66406460
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 63726000
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 63726000
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 61713600
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 50310085
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 50310058
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 39068122
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 33547514
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%.