Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
44,721,048 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 44,720,777 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
44,720,777 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 44,721,048 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 536,652,576 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 536,649,321 KWD per year, or 44,720,777 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 466887741
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 437371849
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 432005324
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 413222159
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 313941757
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 308868554
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 300526074
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 292819885
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 283967332
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 283460533
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 282283592
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 277991455
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 277724542
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 274885996
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 271012368
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 268379817
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 262588182
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 260146510
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 257597784
52.0%
19
France
KWD 221650407
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 200601865
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 197600179
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 193197671
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 286046591
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 249391776
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 482985231
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 445422646
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 418591639
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 362778278
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 348824683
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 348825546
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 348828406
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 333173954
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 327361340
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 321999282
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 316625620
41.0%
11
China
KWD 295167637
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 289225399
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 284431764
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 279759403
47.9%
15
India
KWD 61819692
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 474981237
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 389073290
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 360231519
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 358217636
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 348825654
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 348824172
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 346947636
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 328702121
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 327352442
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 325949684
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 321999032
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 306145698
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 390414802
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 375656959
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 366171103
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 365031120
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 354995985
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 348824853
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 330041424
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 326741299
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 325205714
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 321991896
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 295161968
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 295160012
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 536648158
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 536649321
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 531283310
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 509819947
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 509819947
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 493720370
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 402489517
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 312551886
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 268333802
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%.