Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
55,230,240 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 55,229,969 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
55,229,969 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 55,230,240 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 662,762,880 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 662,759,625 KWD per year, or 55,229,969 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 576603706
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 540151747
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 533524118
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 510327093
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 387716285
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 381450708
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 371147844
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 361638278
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 350696077
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 350071995
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 348617612
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 343316592
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 342986624
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 339481711
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 334698072
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 331446860
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 324292138
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 321278480
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 318130730
52.0%
19
France
KWD 273733962
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 247741770
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 244033993
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 238597381
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 353263383
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 307995739
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 596484504
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 550094198
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 516957676
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 448028843
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 430796382
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 430797244
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 430800104
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 411467431
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 404288626
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 397665464
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 391029439
41.0%
11
China
KWD 364528304
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 357189817
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 351270225
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 345499050
47.9%
15
India
KWD 76331228
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 586599071
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 480503260
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 444883061
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 442396263
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 430797352
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 430795870
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 428477947
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 405944683
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 404276704
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 402544039
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 397665214
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 378087213
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 482160048
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 463934171
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 452219317
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 450811349
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 438417951
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 430796550
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 407599261
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 403523557
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 401627045
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 397658079
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 364522635
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 364520680
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 662758462
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 662759625
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 656132511
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 629624736
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 629624736
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 609741850
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 497072245
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 385999788
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 331388954
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%.