Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
46,855,467 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 46,855,196 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
46,855,196 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 46,855,467 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 562,265,604 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 562,262,349 KWD per year, or 46,855,196 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 489171075
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 458246467
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 452623811
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 432944191
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 328925378
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 323610004
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 314869369
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 306796914
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 297519954
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 296989334
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 295756045
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 291259003
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 290979284
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 288005399
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 283946947
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 281188746
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 275120268
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 272562425
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 269892037
52.0%
19
France
KWD 232228587
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 210175989
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 207030896
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 202418361
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 299698335
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 261294253
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 506036956
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 466681459
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 438569801
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 380092685
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 365473152
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 365474015
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 365476875
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 349075375
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 342985287
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 337367098
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 331737051
41.0%
11
China
KWD 309254802
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 303028986
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 298006669
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 293111138
47.9%
15
India
KWD 64766988
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 497650841
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 407642735
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 377424264
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 375314332
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 365474123
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 365472640
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 363506458
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 344390101
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 342975775
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 341506013
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 337366849
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 320757034
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 409048280
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 393586078
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 383647513
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 382453102
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 371939003
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 365473321
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 345793436
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 342335791
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 340726902
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 337359713
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 309249133
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 309247178
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 562261186
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 562262349
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 556640208
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 534152324
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 534152324
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 517284356
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 421699288
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 327469169
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 281140316
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%.