Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
47,803,334 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 47,803,063 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
47,803,063 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 47,803,334 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 573,640,008 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 573,636,753 KWD per year, or 47,803,063 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 499066807
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 467516607
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 461780206
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 441702482
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 335579405
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 330156485
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 321239036
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 313003926
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 303538492
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 302997294
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 301738982
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 297150945
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 296865538
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 293831550
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 289691021
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 286877021
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 280685600
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 278076168
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 275351751
52.0%
19
France
KWD 236926216
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 214427730
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 211218951
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 206513147
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 305760892
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 266579984
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 516273920
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 476122214
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 447441836
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 387781782
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 372866514
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 372867377
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 372870237
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 356136984
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 349923674
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 344191741
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 338447835
41.0%
11
China
KWD 315510725
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 309158975
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 304035103
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 299040466
47.9%
15
India
KWD 66075842
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 507718110
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 415889178
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 385059333
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 382906746
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 372867485
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 372866003
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 370860011
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 351356923
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 349913889
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 348414371
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 344191491
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 327245734
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 417323159
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 401548161
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 391408553
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 390189972
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 379463171
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 372866683
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 352788694
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 349261097
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 347619654
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 344184356
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 315505056
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 315503100
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 573635590
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 573636753
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 567900868
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 544958008
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 544958008
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 527748807
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 430230091
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 334093736
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 286827518
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%.