Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,533,852 KWD
Pension
- 110 KWD
Social Security
** - 18.75 KWD
Unemployment
- 6.88 KWD
Total tax
- 136 KWD
Net pay
* 2,533,716 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
2,533,716 KWD
Net pay
165 KWD
Tax the employer pays
136 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
301 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 165 KWD to pay you 2,533,852 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 60,812,448 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 60,809,193 KWD per year, or 5,067,433 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 52906830
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 49562145
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 48954021
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 46825261
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 35575282
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 35001147
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 34055602
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 33153927
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 32186045
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 32121777
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 31991685
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 31506269
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 31477275
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 31153069
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 30713103
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 30414888
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 29766460
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 29483008
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 29194522
52.0%
19
France
KWD 25128434
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 22733301
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 22395844
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 21895225
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 32423803
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 28266966
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 54729116
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 50475339
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 47436339
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 41110355
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 39532323
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 39528595
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 39529463
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 37756553
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 37098862
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 36495205
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 35884703
41.0%
11
China
KWD 33455567
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 32781664
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 32236496
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 31710187
47.9%
15
India
KWD 7064678
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 53824181
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 44089197
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 40823833
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 40594350
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 39529571
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 39528089
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 39316993
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 37250043
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 37101372
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 36943424
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 36494955
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 34695560
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 44241109
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 42568869
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 41493488
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 41364665
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 40227740
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 39528769
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 37399745
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 37026037
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 36852307
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 36487820
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 33449898
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 33447942
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 60808030
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 60809193
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 60201584
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 57771826
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 57771826
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 55947452
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 45609421
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 45609394
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 35417837
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 30413738
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%.