Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
54,288,574 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 54,288,303 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
54,288,303 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 54,288,574 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 651,462,888 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 651,459,633 KWD per year, or 54,288,303 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 566772713
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 530942254
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 524427625
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 501626099
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 381105789
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 374947055
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 364819848
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 355471872
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 344716912
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 344103340
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 342673817
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 337463197
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 337138878
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 333693675
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 328991576
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 325795799
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 318763215
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 315800809
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 312706734
52.0%
19
France
KWD 269067065
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 243517844
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 239873336
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 234529383
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 347240487
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 302744588
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 586314512
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 540715205
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 508143682
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 440390048
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 423451387
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 423452249
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 423455109
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 404452020
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 397395631
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 390885469
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 384362556
41.0%
11
China
KWD 358313309
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 351099931
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 345281230
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 339608512
47.9%
15
India
KWD 75030936
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 576597663
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 472310766
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 437297941
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 434853519
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 423452357
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 423450875
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 421172503
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 399023437
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 397383980
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 395680875
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 390885219
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 371640963
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 473939304
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 456024177
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 444509050
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 443125095
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 430943006
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 423451555
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 400649766
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 396643557
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 394779386
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 390878084
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 358307640
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 358305684
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 651458470
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 651459633
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 644945519
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 618889744
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 618889744
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 599345857
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 488597251
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 379418559
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 325738958
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%.