Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,159,090 KWD
Pension
- 50.77 KWD
Social Security
** - 8.65 KWD
Unemployment
- 3.17 KWD
Total tax
- 62.60 KWD
Net pay
* 1,159,027 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
1,159,027 KWD
Net pay
76.15 KWD
Tax the employer pays
62.60 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
139 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 76.15 KWD to pay you 1,159,090 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 60,272,680 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 60,269,425 KWD per year, or 5,022,452 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 52437232
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 49122234
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 48519507
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 46409639
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 35259518
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 34690486
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 33753332
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 32859376
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 31900438
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 31836672
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 31707767
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 31226669
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 31197945
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 30876591
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 30440521
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 30144953
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 29502359
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 29221355
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 28935434
52.0%
19
France
KWD 24905510
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 22531536
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 22197101
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 21700909
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 32136106
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 28016133
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 54243324
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 50027332
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 47015320
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 40745472
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 39181474
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 39177746
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 39178614
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 37421447
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 36769604
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 36171344
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 35566246
41.0%
11
China
KWD 33158694
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 32490768
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 31950419
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 31428813
47.9%
15
India
KWD 7002567
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 53346442
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 43697865
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 40461514
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 40234055
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 39178722
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 39177240
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 38968033
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 36919435
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 36772126
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 36615591
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 36171094
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 34387641
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 43848428
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 42191031
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 41125191
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 40997515
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 39870684
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 39177920
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 37067788
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 36697399
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 36525214
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 36163959
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 33153025
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 33151070
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 60268262
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 60269425
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 59667213
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 57259046
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 57259046
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 55450866
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 45204595
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 45204568
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 35103470
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 30143854
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%.