Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
38,812,800 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 38,812,529 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
38,812,529 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 38,812,800 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 465,753,600 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 465,750,345 KWD per year, or 38,812,529 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 405205632
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 379589184
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 374931648
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 358629948
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 272465856
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 268063002
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 260822647
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 254130314
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 246452557
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 246011694
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 244990731
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 241265785
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 241034322
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 238570406
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 235208385
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 232923645
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 227898334
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 225778231
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 223566275
52.0%
19
France
KWD 192369130
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 174099898
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 171495176
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 167674040
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 248257437
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 216444739
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 419176152
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 386576495
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 363290438
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 314850571
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 302740348
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 302741212
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 302744072
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 289157508
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 284112965
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 279459896
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 274795934
41.0%
11
China
KWD 256173200
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 251015931
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 246855307
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 242800697
47.9%
15
India
KWD 53661333
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 412229900
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 337671532
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 312640581
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 310892569
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 302741320
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 302739838
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 301111448
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 285276499
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 284105766
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 282888482
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 279459646
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 265700314
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 338835797
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 326027675
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 317794960
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 316805637
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 308096312
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 302740518
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 286438554
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 283574457
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 282241786
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 279452511
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 256167531
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 256165576
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 465749182
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 465750345
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 461093324
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 442465920
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 442465920
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 428493312
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 349315285
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 271259613
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 232884314
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%.