Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
50,781,163 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 50,780,892 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
50,780,892 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 50,781,163 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 609,373,956 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 609,370,701 KWD per year, or 50,780,892 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 530155342
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 496639774
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 490546035
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 469217622
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 356483764
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 350722980
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 341250046
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 332503942
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 322446396
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 321871966
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 320535038
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 315661130
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 315357856
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 312135050
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 307736665
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 304747364
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 298169706
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 295398199
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 292504046
52.0%
19
France
KWD 251684337
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 227785044
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 224376191
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 219377368
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 324807086
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 283185693
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 548434473
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 505781391
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 475314315
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 411937931
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 396093581
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 396094443
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 396097303
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 378321809
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 371721382
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 365632110
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 359530507
41.0%
11
China
KWD 335164396
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 328417013
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 322974096
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 317668104
47.9%
15
India
KWD 70187755
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 539345549
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 441796290
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 409045745
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 406759157
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 396094551
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 396093069
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 393962008
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 373243967
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 371710740
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 370117742
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 365631860
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 347630700
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 443319606
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 426561925
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 415790719
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 414496203
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 403101178
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 396093750
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 374765072
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 371017711
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 369273998
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 365624724
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 335158727
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 335156771
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 609369538
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 609370701
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 603277477
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 578905258
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 578905258
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 560624040
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 457030552
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 354905544
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 304694492
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%.