Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
57,629,070 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 57,628,799 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
57,628,799 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 57,629,070 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 691,548,840 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 691,545,585 KWD per year, or 57,628,799 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 601647491
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 563612305
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 556696816
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 532492283
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 404556071
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 398018324
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 387267981
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 377346776
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 365927592
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 365276740
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 363759027
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 358227720
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 357883358
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 354226341
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 349234981
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 345842554
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 338376694
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 335232474
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 331947991
52.0%
19
France
KWD 285622564
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 258501933
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 254632983
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 248960326
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 368606299
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 321372690
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 622391868
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 573986545
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 539410725
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 467488152
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 449507256
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 449508118
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 449510978
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 429338714
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 421848061
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 414937040
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 408012867
41.0%
11
China
KWD 380360582
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 372703387
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 366526784
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 360504793
47.9%
15
India
KWD 79643634
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 612076977
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 501373081
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 464205636
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 461610892
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 449508226
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 449506744
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 447088071
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 423576083
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 421835449
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 420027479
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 414936790
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 394508596
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 503101834
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 484084343
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 471860697
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 470391559
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 457459864
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 449507424
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 425302626
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 421049889
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 419070991
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 414929655
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 380354913
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 380352958
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 691544422
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 691545585
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 684630612
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 656971398
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 656971398
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 636224933
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 518661715
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 402765019
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 345781934
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%.