Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
39,256,533 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 39,256,262 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
39,256,262 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 39,256,533 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 471,078,396 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 471,075,141 KWD per year, or 39,256,262 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 409838205
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 383928893
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 379218109
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 362730041
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 275580862
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 271127662
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 263804533
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 257036055
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 249270066
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 248824251
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 247791574
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 244024030
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 243789903
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 241297852
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 237897407
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 235586545
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 230503680
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 228359426
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 226122177
52.0%
19
France
KWD 194568270
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 176090302
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 173455766
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 169590966
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 251095553
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 218919193
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 423968469
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 390996076
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 367443778
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 318450133
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 306201466
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 306202329
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 306205189
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 292463319
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 287361091
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 282654774
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 277937510
41.0%
11
China
KWD 259101838
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 253885615
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 249677449
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 245576443
47.9%
15
India
KWD 54274058
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 416942776
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 341532009
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 316214851
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 314446870
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 306202437
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 306200955
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 304553928
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 288537936
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 287353764
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 286122550
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 282654524
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 268737924
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 342709586
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 329755033
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 321428201
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 320427563
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 311618665
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 306201636
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 289713303
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 286816459
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 285468548
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 282647388
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 259096169
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 259094213
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 471073978
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 471075141
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 466364872
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 447524476
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 447524476
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 433392124
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 353308882
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 274360827
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 235546712
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%.