Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
39,477,960 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 39,477,689 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
39,477,689 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 39,477,960 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 473,735,520 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 473,732,265 KWD per year, or 39,477,689 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 412149902
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 386094449
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 381357094
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 364776026
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 277135279
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 272656957
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 265292522
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 258486047
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 250676030
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 250227744
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 249189221
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 245400420
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 245164965
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 242658873
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 239239255
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 236915357
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 231803773
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 229647467
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 227397597
52.0%
19
France
KWD 195665662
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 177083532
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 174434119
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 170547531
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 252511800
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 220153969
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 426359880
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 393201489
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 369516335
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 320246349
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 307928596
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 307929460
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 307932320
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 294112950
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 288981936
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 284249048
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 279505187
41.0%
11
China
KWD 260563256
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 255317614
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 251085725
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 246961567
47.9%
15
India
KWD 54579814
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 419294546
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 343458424
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 317998445
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 316220501
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 307929568
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 307928086
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 306271759
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 290165425
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 288974546
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 287736381
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 284248798
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 270253720
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 344642644
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 331615019
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 323241223
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 322234939
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 313376352
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 307928766
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 291347434
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 288434249
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 287078733
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 284241663
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 260557587
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 260555632
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 473731102
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 473732265
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 468995425
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 450048744
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 450048744
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 435836678
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 355301725
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 275908363
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 236875274
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%.