Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
37,142,556 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 37,142,285 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
37,142,285 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 37,142,556 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 445,710,672 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 445,707,417 KWD per year, or 37,142,285 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 387768285
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 363254198
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 358797091
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 343196893
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 260740743
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 256527395
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 249598607
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 243192888
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 235847242
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 235425019
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 234448151
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 230883549
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 230662106
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 228304098
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 225086707
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 222900291
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 218091618
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 216062422
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 213945670
52.0%
19
France
KWD 184091400
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 166607872
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 164115370
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 160458586
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 237574556
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 207130710
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 401137517
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 369940865
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 347656954
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 301301552
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 289712445
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 289713309
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 289716169
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 276714191
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 271886779
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 267434139
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 262970807
41.0%
11
China
KWD 245149590
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 240214229
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 236232555
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 232352582
47.9%
15
India
KWD 51354990
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 394490286
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 323140409
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 299186766
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 297513915
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 289713417
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 289711935
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 288153695
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 273000205
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 271880061
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 270715210
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 267433890
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 254266525
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 324254567
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 311997626
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 304119169
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 303172437
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 294837915
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 289712615
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 274112153
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 271371321
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 270096012
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 267426754
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 245143921
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 245141965
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 445706254
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 445707417
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 441250826
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 423425138
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 423425138
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 410053818
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 334283089
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 334283062
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 259586411
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 222862850
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%.