Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
37,595,041 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 37,594,770 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
37,594,770 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 37,595,041 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 451,140,492 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 451,137,237 KWD per year, or 37,594,770 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 392492228
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 367679501
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 363168096
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 347377855
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 263917188
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 259652501
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 252639307
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 246155941
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 238720323
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 238293050
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 237304236
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 233696195
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 233472038
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 231085338
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 227828766
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 225615713
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 220748351
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 218694527
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 216551984
52.0%
19
France
KWD 186333916
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 168637533
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 166114629
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 162413321
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 240468650
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 209653969
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 406024355
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 374447616
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 351892213
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 304972110
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 293241828
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 293242692
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 293245552
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 280085204
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 275198969
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 270692031
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 266174346
41.0%
11
China
KWD 248135991
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 243140513
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 239110360
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 235183075
47.9%
15
India
KWD 51979800
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 399296116
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 327077029
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 302831533
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 301138320
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 293242800
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 293241318
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 291664074
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 276325970
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 275192121
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 274013065
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 270691782
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 257364047
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 328204761
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 315798500
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 307824071
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 306865801
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 298429741
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 293241998
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 277451492
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 274677267
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 273386417
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 270684646
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 248130322
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 248128366
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 451136074
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 451137237
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 446626347
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 428583467
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 428583467
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 415049253
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 338355454
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 338355427
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 262748793
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 225577760
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%.