Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
55,853,254 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 55,852,983 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
55,852,983 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 55,853,254 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 670,239,048 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 670,235,793 KWD per year, or 55,852,983 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 583107972
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 546244824
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 539542434
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 516083743
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 392089843
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 385753580
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 375334498
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 365718023
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 354651942
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 354020907
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 352550077
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 347189247
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 346855541
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 343311124
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 338473536
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 335185649
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 327950119
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 324902552
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 321719290
52.0%
19
France
KWD 276821620
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 250536354
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 246786718
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 241288801
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 357248180
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 311469944
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 603213056
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 556299417
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 522789087
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 453082732
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 435655891
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 435656753
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 435659613
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 416108885
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 408849088
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 402151165
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 395440303
41.0%
11
China
KWD 368640197
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 361218936
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 355232594
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 349396278
47.9%
15
India
KWD 77191512
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 593216085
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 485923482
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 449901438
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 447386606
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 435656861
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 435655379
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 433311290
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 410523835
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 408836987
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 407084764
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 402150915
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 382352105
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 487598961
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 469167489
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 457320493
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 455896639
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 443363436
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 435656059
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 412197104
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 408075422
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 406157513
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 402143780
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 368634528
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 368632572
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 670234630
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 670235793
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 663533918
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 636727096
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 636727096
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 616619924
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 502679371
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 390353983
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 335127038
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%.