Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
47,174,400 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 47,174,129 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
47,174,129 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 47,174,400 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 566,092,800 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 566,089,545 KWD per year, or 47,174,129 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 492500736
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 461365632
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 455704704
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 435891132
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 331164288
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 325812727
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 317012599
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 308885415
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 299545038
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 299010859
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 297769150
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 293241491
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 292959858
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 289965750
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 285879681
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 283102705
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 276992860
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 274417659
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 271729091
52.0%
19
France
KWD 233809219
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 211606591
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 208440069
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 203796152
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 301738230
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 263072766
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 509481432
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 469858031
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 441555014
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 382679870
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 367960829
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 367961692
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 367964552
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 351451426
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 345319877
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 339663416
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 333995058
41.0%
11
China
KWD 311359760
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 305091571
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 300035083
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 295106206
47.9%
15
India
KWD 65207384
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 501038220
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 410417452
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 379993269
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 377868985
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 367961800
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 367960318
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 365980741
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 346734259
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 345310273
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 343830499
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 339663166
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 322940316
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 411832565
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 396265115
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 386258904
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 385056361
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 374470693
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 367960998
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 348147162
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 344665979
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 343046137
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 339656031
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 311354091
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 311352136
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 566088382
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 566089545
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 560429132
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 537788160
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 537788160
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 520805376
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 424569685
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 329698166
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 283053914
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%.