Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
54,017,275 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 54,017,004 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
54,017,004 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 54,017,275 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 648,207,300 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 648,204,045 KWD per year, or 54,017,004 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 563940351
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 528288950
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 521806877
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 499119297
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 379201271
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 373073317
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 362996719
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 353695298
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 342994283
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 342383738
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 340961377
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 335776802
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 335454111
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 332026110
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 327347504
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 324167698
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 317170302
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 314222662
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 311144051
52.0%
19
France
KWD 267722508
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 242300909
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 238674628
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 233357372
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 345505259
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 301231703
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 583384482
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 538013066
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 505604324
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 438189271
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 421335255
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 421336117
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 421338977
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 402430842
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 395409722
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 388932116
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 382441792
41.0%
11
China
KWD 356522735
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 349345403
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 343555768
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 337911417
47.9%
15
India
KWD 74656315
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 573716204
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 469950465
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 435112628
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 432680414
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 421336225
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 421334743
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 419067765
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 397029390
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 395398149
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 393703561
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 388931866
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 369783764
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 471570864
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 453745265
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 442287680
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 440910644
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 428789435
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 421335423
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 398647579
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 394661393
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 392806538
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 388924731
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 356517066
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 356515111
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 648202882
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 648204045
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 641722487
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 615796935
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 615796935
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 596350716
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 486155560
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 377522472
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 324111164
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%.