Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,988,054 KWD
Pension
- 110 KWD
Social Security
** - 18.75 KWD
Unemployment
- 6.88 KWD
Total tax
- 136 KWD
Net pay
* 2,987,918 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
2,987,918 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 2,988,054 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 71,713,296 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 71,710,041 KWD per year, or 5,975,837 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 62390568
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 58446336
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 57729203
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 55218914
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 41952278
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 41275076
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 40160077
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 39102520
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 37954011
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 37879605
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 37725531
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 37152908
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 37118464
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 36736658
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 36218032
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 35866340
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 35100088
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 34767194
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 34426929
52.0%
19
France
KWD 29630484
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 26808027
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 26409536
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 25819530
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 38233954
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 33332633
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 64539879
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 59523043
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 55939000
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 48479328
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 46617874
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 46614147
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 46615014
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 44524163
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 43748380
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 43035714
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 42316095
41.0%
11
China
KWD 39451033
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 38656440
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 38013946
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 37392656
47.9%
15
India
KWD 8319041
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 63472314
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 51992312
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 48141027
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 47870666
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 46615122
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 46613640
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 46364391
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 43926812
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 43750628
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 43564163
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 43035464
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 40914112
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 52171476
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 50199463
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 48931409
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 48779422
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 47438651
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 46614321
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 44103767
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 43663018
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 43458090
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 43028328
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 39445364
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 39443408
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 71710041
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 71708878
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 70993423
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 68127631
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 68127631
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 65976232
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 53785057
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 53785030
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 41766599
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 35864162
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%.