Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
38,063,946 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 38,063,675 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
38,063,675 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 38,063,946 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 456,767,352 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 456,764,097 KWD per year, or 38,063,675 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 397387596
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 372265392
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 367697718
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 351710537
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 267208901
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 262891012
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 255790348
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 249226518
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 241697663
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 241265158
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 240263965
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 236610909
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 236383938
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 233967506
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 230670330
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 228429673
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 223501493
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 221422148
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 219252876
52.0%
19
France
KWD 188657809
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 170740848
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 168186439
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 164438990
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 243467766
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 212268793
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 411088529
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 379117910
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 356281164
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 308775867
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 296899287
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 296900151
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 296903011
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 283578546
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 278631354
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 274068147
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 269494137
41.0%
11
China
KWD 251230764
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 246172987
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 242092596
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 238116284
47.9%
15
India
KWD 52627284
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 404276343
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 331156502
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 306608562
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 304894249
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 296900259
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 296898777
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 295301839
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 279772422
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 278624370
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 277430595
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 274067898
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 260573974
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 332298302
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 319737302
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 311663418
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 310693191
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 302151909
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 296899457
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 280912011
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 278103180
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 276796227
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 274060762
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 251225095
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 251223139
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 456762934
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 456764097
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 452196939
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 433928984
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 433928984
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 420225964
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 342575599
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 342575572
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 266025932
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 228391190
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%.