Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
7,560,804 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 7,560,533 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
7,560,533 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 7,560,804 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 90,729,648 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 90,726,393 KWD per year, or 7,560,533 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 78934794
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 73944663
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 73037367
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 69861505
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 53076844
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 52219842
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 50809234
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 49479743
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 48016133
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 47924042
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 47728132
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 47003378
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 46959426
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 46477137
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 45821289
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 45376309
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 44404515
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 43985371
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 43554778
52.0%
19
France
KWD 37484237
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 33916320
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 33411357
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 32665417
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 48369670
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 42169608
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 81654596
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 75306615
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 70771755
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 61334382
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 58974776
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 58975643
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 58978503
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 56330147
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 55348354
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 54445525
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 53535552
41.0%
11
China
KWD 49910027
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 48904892
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 48092612
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 47305631
47.9%
15
India
KWD 10507256
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 80303326
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 65779167
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 60905754
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 60564081
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 58975751
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 58974269
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 58658463
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 55574328
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 55350147
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 55113935
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 54445275
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 51762275
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 66005872
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 63510909
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 61906742
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 61714345
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 60017968
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 58974949
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 55798823
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 55241124
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 54981771
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 54438140
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 49904358
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 49902402
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 90725230
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 90726393
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 89819612
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 86193166
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 86193166
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 83471276
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 68047321
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 68047294
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 52841913
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 45372338
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%.