Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
36,291,710 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 36,291,439 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
36,291,439 KWD
Net pay
330 KWD
Tax the employer pays
271 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
601 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 330 KWD to pay you 36,291,710 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 435,500,520 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 435,497,265 KWD per year, or 36,291,439 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 378885452
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 354932924
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 350577919
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 335335076
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 254767804
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 250650993
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 243880922
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 237621208
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 230444745
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 230032017
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 229077611
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 225594690
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 225378353
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 223074294
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 219930580
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 217794252
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 213095938
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 211113051
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 209044797
52.0%
19
France
KWD 179874607
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 162791327
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 160355992
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 156782931
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 232132545
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 202386011
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 391948380
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 361466439
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 339693035
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 294399489
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 283075846
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 283076710
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 283079570
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 270375388
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 265658586
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 261308048
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 256946919
41.0%
11
China
KWD 239534006
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 234711689
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 230821175
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 227030163
47.9%
15
India
KWD 50180106
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 385453474
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 315738049
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 292333201
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 290698638
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 283076818
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 283075336
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 281552832
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 266746487
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 265652113
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 264513972
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 261307798
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 248441991
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 316826681
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 304850519
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 297152527
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 296227492
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 288083900
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 283076016
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 267832909
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 265154870
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 263908782
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 261300663
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 239528337
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 239526382
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 435496102
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 435497265
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 431142775
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 413725494
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 413725494
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 400660478
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 326625475
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 326625448
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 253639917
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 217757774
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%.