Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
58,406,915 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 58,406,644 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
58,406,644 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 58,406,915 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 700,882,980 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 700,879,725 KWD per year, or 58,406,644 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 609768193
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 571219629
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 564210799
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 539679570
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 410016543
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 403390541
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 392495100
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 382440416
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 370866566
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 370207032
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 368668785
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 363062804
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 362713776
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 359007437
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 353948722
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 350510504
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 342943754
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 339757198
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 336428378
52.0%
19
France
KWD 289477563
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 261991025
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 258069813
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 252320617
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 373581396
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 325710302
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 630792594
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 581733881
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 546691354
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 473798030
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 455574447
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 455575309
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 455578169
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 435133659
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 427541887
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 420537524
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 413519917
41.0%
11
China
KWD 385494359
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 377733820
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 371473878
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 365370558
47.9%
15
India
KWD 80717715
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 620338447
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 508140333
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 470471178
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 467841430
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 455575417
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 455573935
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 453122592
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 429293244
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 427529051
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 425696663
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 420537274
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 399833396
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 509892421
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 490618241
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 478229614
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 476740641
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 463634397
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 455574615
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 431043122
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 426732980
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 424727368
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 420530139
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 385488690
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 385486735
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 700878562
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 700879725
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 693871410
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 665838831
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 665838831
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 644812342
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 525662320
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 408201315
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 350449004
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%.