Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
74,504,352 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
* 74,501,097 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
74,501,097 KWD
Net pay
3,960 KWD
Tax the employer pays
3,255 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
7,215 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 3,960 KWD to pay you 74,504,352 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 74,504,352 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 74,501,097 KWD per year, or 6,208,425 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 64818786
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 60721047
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 59976003
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 57368027
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 43585046
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 42881454
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 41723068
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 40625599
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 39430842
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 39353841
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 39193627
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 38598675
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 38562836
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 38166281
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 37627515
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 37262131
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 36465711
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 36120158
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 35766636
52.0%
19
France
KWD 30783190
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 27851321
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 27437203
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 26824310
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 39721587
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 34629648
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 65942625
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 54015827
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 50014524
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 49733696
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 48429309
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 48427827
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 48168809
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 45636334
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 45453105
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 45259339
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 44710098
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 42506312
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 54201969
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 52153202
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 50835816
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 50677898
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 49284935
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 48428507
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 45820266
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 45362353
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 45149436
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 44702962
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 40980445
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 40978489
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 74501097
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 74499934
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 73756569
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 70779134
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 70779134
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 68544004
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 55878349
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 55878322
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 43392138
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 37259690
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%.