Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
49,799,166 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 49,798,895 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
49,798,895 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 49,799,166 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 597,589,992 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 597,586,737 KWD per year, or 49,798,895 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 519903293
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 487035843
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 481059944
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 460143970
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 349590145
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 343940779
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 334651027
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 326073433
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 316211147
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 315647676
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 314336673
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 309557036
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 309259654
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 306099115
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 301785763
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 298854271
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 292403982
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 289685922
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 286847744
52.0%
19
France
KWD 246817559
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 223380210
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 220037335
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 215135141
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 318526233
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 277709637
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 537828905
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 496000701
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 466122823
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 403971971
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 388434004
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 388434867
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 388437727
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 371005932
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 364533164
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 358561731
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 352578087
41.0%
11
China
KWD 328683216
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 322066300
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 316728595
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 311525279
47.9%
15
India
KWD 68831772
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 528915786
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 433252916
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 401135760
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 398893361
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 388434975
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 388433493
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 386343675
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 366026289
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 364522805
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 362960633
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 358561482
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 340908361
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 434746772
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 418313150
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 407750226
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 406480751
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 395306086
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 388434173
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 367517935
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 363843045
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 362133057
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 358554346
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 328677547
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 328675591
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 597585574
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 597586737
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 591611352
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 567710492
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 567710492
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 549782793
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 448192579
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 348042446
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 298802510
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%.