Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
52,151,133 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 52,150,862 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
52,150,862 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 52,151,133 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 625,813,596 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 625,810,341 KWD per year, or 52,150,862 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 544457829
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 510038081
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 503779945
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 481876145
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 366100954
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 360184733
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 350456245
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 341475053
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 331145103
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 330555384
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 329182289
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 324176863
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 323865369
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 320555697
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 316038683
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 312968734
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 306213386
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 303367314
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 300395073
52.0%
19
France
KWD 258473908
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 233930165
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 230429266
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 225295638
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 333569414
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 290825259
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 563230149
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 519426292
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 488137234
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 423051127
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 406779347
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 406780209
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 406783069
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 388528085
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 381749563
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 375495894
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 369229731
41.0%
11
China
KWD 344206198
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 337276801
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 331687105
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 326237873
47.9%
15
India
KWD 72079467
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 553895962
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 453715029
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 420080854
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 417732616
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 406780317
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 406778835
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 404590235
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 383313246
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 381738526
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 380102521
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 375495644
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 357008940
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 455279444
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 438069673
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 427007896
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 425678446
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 413976000
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 406779516
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 384875451
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 381026986
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 379236222
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 375488508
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 344200529
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 344198573
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 625809178
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 625810341
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 619552720
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 594522916
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 594522916
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 575748508
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 469360282
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 364480155
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 312914312
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%.