Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
53,652,664 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 53,652,393 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
53,652,393 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 53,652,664 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 643,831,968 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 643,828,713 KWD per year, or 53,652,393 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 560133812
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 524723054
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 518284734
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 495750291
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 376641701
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 370555117
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 360546533
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 351307679
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 340679164
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 340072688
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 338659953
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 333510380
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 333189877
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 329784995
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 325137961
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 321979619
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 315029515
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 312101720
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 309043892
52.0%
19
France
KWD 265915496
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 240665414
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 237063631
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 231782252
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 343173207
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 299198469
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 579446684
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 534381541
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 502191565
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 435231547
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 418491289
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 418492151
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 418495011
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 399714490
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 392740770
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 386306917
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 379860390
41.0%
11
China
KWD 354116303
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 346987412
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 341236842
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 335630614
47.9%
15
India
KWD 74152845
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 569843680
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 466778349
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 432175686
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 429759880
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 418492259
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 418490777
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 416239113
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 394349499
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 392729301
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 391046160
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 386306667
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 367287790
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 468387810
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 450682533
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 439302282
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 437934543
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 425895153
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 418491457
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 395956750
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 391997472
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 390155140
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 386299532
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 354110634
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 354108678
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 643827550
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 643828713
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 637390909
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 611640370
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 611640370
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 592325411
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 482874061
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 374974235
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 321923498
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%.