Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
58,514,040 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 58,513,769 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
58,513,769 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 58,514,040 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 702,168,480 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 702,165,225 KWD per year, or 58,513,769 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 610886578
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 572267311
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 565245626
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 540669405
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 410768561
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 404130404
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 393214980
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 383141914
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 371546762
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 370886033
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 369344958
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 363728693
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 363379022
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 359665890
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 354597900
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 351153375
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 343572731
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 340380344
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 337045418
52.0%
19
France
KWD 290008475
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 262471544
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 258543135
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 252783397
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 374266568
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 326307679
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 631949544
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 582800846
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 547694044
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 474667028
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 456410022
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 456410884
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 456413744
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 435931740
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 428326042
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 421308824
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 414278349
41.0%
11
China
KWD 386201384
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 378426612
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 372155193
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 366040672
47.9%
15
India
KWD 80865638
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 621476219
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 509072320
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 471334070
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 468699501
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 456410992
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 456409510
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 453953668
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 430080613
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 428313175
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 426477424
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 421308574
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 400566728
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 510827622
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 491518091
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 479106743
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 477615038
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 464484755
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 456410190
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 431833705
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 427515657
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 425506366
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 421301439
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 386195715
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 386193760
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 702164062
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 702165225
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 695144055
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 667060056
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 667060056
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 645995002
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 526626445
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 408950003
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 351091754
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%.