Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
54,325,440 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 54,325,169 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
54,325,169 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 54,325,440 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 651,905,280 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 651,902,025 KWD per year, or 54,325,169 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 567157594
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 531302803
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 524783750
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 501966741
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 381364589
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 375201671
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 365067588
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 355713285
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 344950995
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 344337011
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 342906515
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 337692356
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 337367816
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 333920275
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 329214984
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 326017036
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 318979671
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 316015258
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 312919082
52.0%
19
France
KWD 269249773
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 243683210
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 240036224
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 234688645
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 347476282
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 302950169
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 586712664
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 541082390
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 508488748
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 440689105
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 423738942
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 423739804
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 423742664
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 404726671
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 397665490
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 391150904
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 384623563
41.0%
11
China
KWD 358556624
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 351338349
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 345515697
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 339839126
47.9%
15
India
KWD 75081842
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 576989215
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 472631500
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 437594897
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 435148815
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 423739912
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 423738430
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 421458509
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 399294403
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 397653828
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 395949567
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 391150654
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 371893332
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 474261144
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 456333851
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 444810905
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 443426010
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 431235649
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 423739110
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 400921837
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 396912908
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 395047470
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 391143519
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 358550955
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 358549000
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 651900862
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 651902025
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 645383487
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 619310016
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 619310016
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 599752858
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 488929045
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 379676213
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 325960154
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%.