Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
44,806,848 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 44,806,577 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
44,806,577 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 44,806,848 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 537,682,176 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 537,678,921 KWD per year, or 44,806,577 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 467783493
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 438210973
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 432834152
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 414014951
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 314544073
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 309461135
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 301102650
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 293381737
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 284512124
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 284004368
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 282825162
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 278524788
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 278257360
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 275413373
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 271532316
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 268894715
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 263091951
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 260645609
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 258091992
52.0%
19
France
KWD 222075631
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 200986728
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 197979277
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 193568327
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 286595368
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 249870236
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 483911871
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 446277214
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 419394727
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 363474288
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 349493923
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 349494786
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 349497646
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 333813164
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 327989396
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 322617042
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 317233074
41.0%
11
China
KWD 295733917
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 289780280
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 284977452
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 280296120
47.9%
15
India
KWD 61938168
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 475892516
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 389819750
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 360922638
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 358904894
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 349494894
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 349493412
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 347613272
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 329332751
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 327980473
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 326575022
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 322616792
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 306733049
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 391163836
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 376377679
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 366873625
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 365731454
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 355677065
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 349494093
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 330674628
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 327368171
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 325829639
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 322609656
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 295728248
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 295726292
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 537677758
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 537678921
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 532302614
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 510798067
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 510798067
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 494667602
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 403261717
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 313151535
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 268848602
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%.