Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,244,165 KWD
Pension
- 50.77 KWD
Social Security
** - 8.65 KWD
Unemployment
- 3.17 KWD
Total tax
- 62.60 KWD
Net pay
* 1,244,102 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
1,244,102 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 1,244,165 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 64,696,580 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 64,693,325 KWD per year, or 5,391,110 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 56286025
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 52727713
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 52080747
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 49816042
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 37847499
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 37236640
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 36230716
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 35273498
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 34241256
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 34173376
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 34034739
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 33518249
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 33487314
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 33142583
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 32674590
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 32357321
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 31666910
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 31365841
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 31058906
52.0%
19
France
KWD 26732580
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 24185185
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 23825981
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 23293513
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 34494045
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 30071937
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 58224834
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 53699169
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 50465962
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 43736028
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 42057009
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 42053281
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 42054149
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 40167952
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 39468183
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 38825684
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 38176302
41.0%
11
China
KWD 35591839
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 34874933
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 34295086
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 33734934
47.9%
15
India
KWD 7511626
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 57261952
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 46905193
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 43431057
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 43187008
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 42054257
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 42052775
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 41828084
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 39629074
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 39470599
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 39302491
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 38825434
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 36911321
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 47066815
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 45287761
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 44143728
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 44006652
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 42797094
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 42053455
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 39788486
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 39390891
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 39206044
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 38818299
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 35586170
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 35584215
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 64692162
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 64693325
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 64046874
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 61461751
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 61461751
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 59520854
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 48522520
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 48522493
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 37679994
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 32355804
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%.