Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
53,738,922 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 53,738,651 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
53,738,651 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 53,738,922 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 644,867,064 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 644,863,809 KWD per year, or 53,738,651 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 561034346
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 525566657
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 519117987
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 496547315
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 377247232
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 371150861
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 361126187
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 351872531
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 341226864
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 340619425
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 339204413
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 334046560
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 333725539
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 330315188
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 325660684
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 322497265
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 315535973
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 312603483
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 309540738
52.0%
19
France
KWD 266342990
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 241052332
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 237444753
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 232154887
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 343724913
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 299679482
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 580378270
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 535240671
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 502998939
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 435931271
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 419164101
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 419164964
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 419167824
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 400357113
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 393372178
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 386927974
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 380471086
41.0%
11
China
KWD 354685605
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 347545255
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 341785443
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 336170196
47.9%
15
India
KWD 74271953
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 570759824
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 467528794
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 432870494
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 430450806
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 419165072
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 419163589
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 416908302
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 394983495
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 393360685
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 391674836
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 386927725
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 367878276
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 469140842
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 451407100
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 440008554
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 438638615
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 426579869
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 419164270
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 396593334
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 392627690
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 390782395
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 386920589
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 354679936
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 354677981
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 644862646
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 644863809
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 638415654
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 612623711
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 612623711
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 593277699
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 483650383
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 375577086
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 322441046
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%.