Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
45,703,512 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 45,703,241 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
45,703,241 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 45,703,512 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 548,442,144 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 548,438,889 KWD per year, or 45,703,241 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 477144665
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 446980347
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 441495926
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 422300127
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 320838654
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 315653980
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 307128232
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 299253452
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 290205546
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 289687783
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 288484905
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 284098451
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 283825643
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 280924801
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 276966100
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 274275713
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 268356648
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 265861503
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 263256777
52.0%
19
France
KWD 226519498
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 205008793
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 201941098
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 197441916
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 292330430
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 254870436
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 493595842
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 455207987
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 427787502
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 370748026
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 356487902
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 356488766
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 356491626
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 340493310
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 334552977
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 329073022
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 323581348
41.0%
11
China
KWD 301651899
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 295579132
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 290680235
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 285905150
47.9%
15
India
KWD 63176320
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 485415960
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 397620727
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 368145267
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 366087172
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 356488874
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 356487391
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 354569592
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 335923232
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 334543796
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 333110196
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 329072773
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 312871234
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 398991713
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 383909656
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 374215420
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 373050384
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 362794784
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 356488072
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 337292008
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 333919377
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 332350051
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 329065637
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 301646230
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 301644275
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 548437726
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 548438889
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 542954983
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 521020037
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 521020037
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 504566772
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 411331693
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 319418248
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 274228586
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%.