Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
45,358,560 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 45,358,289 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
45,358,289 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 45,358,560 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 544,302,720 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 544,299,465 KWD per year, or 45,358,289 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 473543366
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 443606717
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 438163690
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 419112770
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 318417091
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 313271556
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 304810154
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 296994568
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 288015253
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 287501339
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 286307568
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 281954230
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 281683491
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 278804522
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 274875691
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 272205611
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 266331288
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 263854917
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 261269853
52.0%
19
France
KWD 224809916
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 203461481
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 200416962
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 195951723
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 290124117
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 252946829
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 489870360
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 451772265
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 424558751
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 367949776
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 353797277
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 353798140
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 353801000
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 337923418
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 332027928
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 326589368
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 321139129
41.0%
11
China
KWD 299375216
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 293348279
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 288486341
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 283747323
47.9%
15
India
KWD 62699995
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 481752234
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 394619644
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 365366678
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 363324107
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 353798248
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 353796766
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 351893454
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 333387835
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 332018846
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 330596076
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 326589118
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 310509838
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 395980282
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 381012059
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 371390988
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 370234748
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 360056555
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 353797446
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 334746262
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 331399089
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 329841610
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 326581983
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 299369547
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 299367592
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 544298302
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 544299465
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 538856953
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 517087584
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 517087584
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 500758502
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 408227125
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 317007406
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 272158874
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%.