Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,191,401 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 6,191,130 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
6,191,130 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 6,191,401 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 74,296,812 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 74,293,557 KWD per year, or 6,191,130 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 64638226
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 60551902
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 59808934
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 57208221
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 43463635
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 42762005
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 41606846
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 40512344
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 39321027
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 39244218
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 39084461
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 38491169
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 38455434
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 38059976
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 37522707
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 37158342
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 36364165
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 36019553
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 35667017
52.0%
19
France
KWD 30697476
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 27773742
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 27360786
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 26749596
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 39610969
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 34533203
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 66865043
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 61667361
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 57954143
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 50225785
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 48297160
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 48293432
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 48294300
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 46128095
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 45324324
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 44585823
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 43840343
41.0%
11
China
KWD 40871967
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 40048770
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 39383209
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 38739409
47.9%
15
India
KWD 8616327
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 65758935
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 53865361
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 49875212
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 49595163
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 48294408
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 48292926
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 48034634
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 45509216
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 45326511
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 45133288
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 44585574
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 42387917
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 54050984
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 52007924
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 50694207
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 50536730
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 49147647
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 48293606
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 45692629
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 45235992
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 45023669
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 44578438
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 40866298
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 40864342
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 74293557
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 74292394
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 73551104
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 70581971
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 70581971
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 68353067
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 55722694
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 55722667
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 43271265
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 37155920
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%.