Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
47,337,695 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 47,337,424 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
47,337,424 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 47,337,695 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 568,052,340 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 568,049,085 KWD per year, or 47,337,424 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 494205536
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 462962657
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 457282134
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 437399978
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 332310619
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 326940531
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 318109941
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 309954736
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 300581889
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 300045888
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 298799868
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 294256533
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 293973919
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 290969457
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 286869249
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 284082660
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 277951635
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 275367546
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 272669671
52.0%
19
France
KWD 234618509
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 212339065
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 209161572
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 204501586
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 302782665
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 263983372
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 511245018
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 471484450
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 443083455
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 384004519
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 369234530
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 369235393
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 369238253
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 352667973
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 346515196
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 340839140
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 335151167
41.0%
11
China
KWD 312437507
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 306147622
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 301073639
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 296127688
47.9%
15
India
KWD 65432868
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 502772571
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 411838119
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 381308611
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 379176978
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 369235501
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 369234019
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 367247583
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 347934477
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 346505545
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 345020645
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 340838890
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 324058165
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 413258130
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 397636793
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 387595947
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 386389240
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 375766929
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 369234699
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 349352279
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 345859045
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 344233594
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 340831755
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 312431838
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 312429883
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 568047922
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 568049085
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 562369077
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 539649723
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 539649723
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 522608153
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 426039340
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 330839422
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 284033684
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%.