Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
58,514,092 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 58,513,821 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
58,513,821 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 58,514,092 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 702,169,104 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 702,165,849 KWD per year, or 58,513,821 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 610887120
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 572267820
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 565246129
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 540669886
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 410768926
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 404130764
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 393215329
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 383142254
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 371547092
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 370886363
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 369345286
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 363729016
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 363379345
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 359666210
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 354598215
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 351153687
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 343573036
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 340380647
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 337045717
52.0%
19
France
KWD 290008733
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 262471777
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 258543364
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 252783621
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 374266900
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 326307969
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 631950106
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 582801364
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 547694531
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 474667450
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 456410428
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 456411290
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 456414150
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 435932128
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 428326422
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 421309198
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 414278717
41.0%
11
China
KWD 386201727
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 378426949
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 372155524
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 366040998
47.9%
15
India
KWD 80865710
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 621476771
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 509072773
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 471334488
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 468699918
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 456411398
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 456409915
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 453954071
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 430080995
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 428313556
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 426477803
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 421308949
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 400567084
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 510828076
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 491518528
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 479107168
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 477615463
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 464485168
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 456410596
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 431834089
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 427516037
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 425506744
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 421301813
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 386196058
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 386194103
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 702164686
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 702165849
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 695144673
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 667060649
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 667060649
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 645995576
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 526626913
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 408950367
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 351092066
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%.