Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
57,135,528 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 57,135,257 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
57,135,257 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 57,135,528 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 685,626,336 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 685,623,081 KWD per year, or 57,135,257 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 596494912
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 558785464
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 551929200
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 527931954
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 401091407
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 394609656
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 383951379
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 374114866
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 362793818
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 362148473
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 360643790
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 355159863
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 354818462
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 351192739
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 346244117
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 342880744
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 335478898
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 332361540
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 329105189
52.0%
19
France
KWD 283176569
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 256288107
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 252452317
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 246828225
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 365449605
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 318620479
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 617061615
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 569070866
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 534791172
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 463484539
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 445657629
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 445658490
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 445661350
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 425661826
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 418235334
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 411383538
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 404518649
41.0%
11
China
KWD 377103205
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 369511582
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 363387857
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 357417470
47.9%
15
India
KWD 78962130
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 606835081
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 497079266
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 460230155
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 457657620
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 445658598
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 445657116
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 443259172
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 419948549
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 418222864
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 416430387
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 411383288
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 391130014
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 498793213
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 479938591
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 467819624
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 466363072
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 453542127
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 445657797
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 421660286
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 417443973
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 415482025
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 411376152
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 377097536
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 377095580
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 685621918
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 685623081
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 678767333
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 651345019
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 651345019
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 630776229
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 514219837
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 399315693
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 342820682
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%.