Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
44,428,800 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 44,428,529 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
44,428,529 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 44,428,800 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 533,145,600 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 533,142,345 KWD per year, or 44,428,529 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 463836672
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 434513664
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 429182208
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 410521788
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 311890176
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 306850131
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 298562167
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 290906128
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 282111686
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 281608148
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 280438923
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 276174841
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 275909682
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 273089667
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 269241345
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 266625999
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 260872269
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 258446503
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 255914435
52.0%
19
France
KWD 220202026
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 199290961
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 196308910
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 191935160
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 284177373
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 247762071
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 479828952
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 442511855
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 415856198
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 360407563
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 346545149
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 346546012
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 346548872
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 330996706
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 325222085
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 319895096
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 314556540
41.0%
11
China
KWD 293238800
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 287335391
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 282573067
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 277931262
47.9%
15
India
KWD 61416143
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 471877279
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 386530732
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 357877461
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 355876729
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 346546120
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 346544638
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 344680376
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 326554099
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 325213270
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 323819687
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 319894846
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 304145091
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 387863477
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 373202075
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 363778206
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 362645675
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 352676120
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 346545318
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 327884634
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 324606077
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 323080529
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 319887711
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 293233131
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 293231176
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 533141182
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 533142345
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 527811404
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 506488320
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 506488320
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 490493952
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 399859285
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 310509388
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 266580314
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%.