Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
58,416,800 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 58,416,529 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
58,416,529 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 58,416,800 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 701,001,600 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 700,998,345 KWD per year, or 58,416,529 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 609871392
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 571316304
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 564306288
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 539770908
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 410085936
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 403458813
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 392561527
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 382505147
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 370929331
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 370269687
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 368731179
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 363124249
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 362775162
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 359068196
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 354008625
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 350569825
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 343001793
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 339814699
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 336485315
52.0%
19
France
KWD 289526554
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 262035365
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 258113489
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 252363320
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 373644621
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 325765425
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 630899352
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 581832335
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 546783878
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 473878217
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 455651550
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 455652412
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 455655272
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 435207302
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 427614245
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 420608696
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 413589901
41.0%
11
China
KWD 385559600
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 377797748
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 371536747
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 365432393
47.9%
15
India
KWD 80731365
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 620443435
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 508226332
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 470550801
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 467920609
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 455652520
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 455651038
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 453199280
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 429365899
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 427601406
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 425768708
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 420608446
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 399901064
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 509978717
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 490701275
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 478310551
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 476821326
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 463712864
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 455651718
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 431116074
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 426805202
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 424799251
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 420601311
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 385553931
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 385551976
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 700997182
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 700998345
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 693988844
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 665951520
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 665951520
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 644921472
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 525751285
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 408270401
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 350508314
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%.