Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
50,912,204 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 50,911,933 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
50,911,933 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 50,912,204 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 610,946,448 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 610,943,193 KWD per year, or 50,911,933 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 531523410
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 497921355
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 491811891
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 470428441
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 357403672
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 351628020
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 342130642
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 333362051
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 323278449
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 322702556
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 321362169
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 316475681
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 316171620
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 312940506
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 308530773
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 305533758
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 298939104
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 296160464
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 293258842
52.0%
19
France
KWD 252333776
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 228372840
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 224955182
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 219943465
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 325645225
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 283916436
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 549849716
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 507086559
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 476540859
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 413000935
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 397115701
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 397116563
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 397119423
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 379298064
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 372680602
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 366575605
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 360458262
41.0%
11
China
KWD 336029267
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 329264473
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 323807516
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 318487824
47.9%
15
India
KWD 70368702
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 540737331
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 442936347
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 410101281
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 407808795
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 397116671
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 397115189
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 394978624
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 374207118
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 372669922
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 371072810
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 366575355
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 348527752
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 444463594
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 427662669
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 416863670
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 415565812
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 404141381
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 397115869
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 375732155
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 371975123
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 370226909
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 366568220
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 336023598
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 336021642
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 610942030
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 610943193
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 604834244
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 580399126
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 580399126
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 562070732
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 458209921
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 355821380
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 305480738
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%.