Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
44,800,530 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 44,800,259 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
44,800,259 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 44,800,530 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 537,606,360 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 537,603,105 KWD per year, or 44,800,259 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 467717533
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 438149183
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 432773120
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 413956573
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 314499721
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 309417499
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 301060193
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 293340365
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 284472008
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 283964322
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 282785283
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 278485515
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 278218125
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 275374539
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 271494029
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 268856799
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 263054855
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 260608857
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 258055600
52.0%
19
France
KWD 222044319
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 200958388
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 197951362
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 193541033
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 286554958
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 249835004
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 483843636
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 446214286
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 419335590
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 363423036
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 349444643
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 349445506
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 349448366
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 333766095
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 327943149
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 322571552
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 317188344
41.0%
11
China
KWD 295692218
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 289739421
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 284937270
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 280256598
47.9%
15
India
KWD 61929444
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 475825413
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 389764783
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 360871747
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 358854286
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 349445614
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 349444132
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 347564257
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 329286314
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 327934227
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 326528975
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 322571302
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 306689799
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 391108680
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 376324607
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 366821894
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 365679884
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 355626913
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 349444812
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 330628001
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 327322010
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 325783696
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 322564167
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 295686549
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 295684594
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 537601942
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 537603105
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 532227557
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 510726042
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 510726042
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 494597851
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 403204855
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 313107379
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 268810694
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%.