Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
40,659,840 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 40,659,569 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
40,659,569 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 40,659,840 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 487,918,080 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 487,914,825 KWD per year, or 40,659,569 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 424488730
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 397653235
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 392774054
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 375696597
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 285432077
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 280819658
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 273234756
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 266225470
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 258180448
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 257718972
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 256649248
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 252746986
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 252504440
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 249923407
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 246401448
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 244007974
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 238743095
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 236522463
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 234205226
52.0%
19
France
KWD 201523060
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 182384959
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 179656137
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 175653253
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 260071104
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 226744661
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 439124184
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 404973014
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 380578732
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 329833759
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 317147260
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 317148124
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 317150984
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 302917956
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 297633298
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 292758584
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 287872755
41.0%
11
China
KWD 268363664
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 262960998
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 258602481
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 254354750
47.9%
15
India
KWD 56211804
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 431847260
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 353740780
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 327518489
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 325687359
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 317148232
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 317146750
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 315440784
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 298852243
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 297625568
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 296350301
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 292758334
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 278344374
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 354960456
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 341542811
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 332918338
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 331881916
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 322758116
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 317147430
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 300069709
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 297069301
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 295673194
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 292751199
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 268357995
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 268356040
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 487913662
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 487914825
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 483036159
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 463522176
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 463522176
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 448884634
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 365938645
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 284168428
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 243966554
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%.