Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
59,829,272 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 59,829,001 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
59,829,001 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 59,829,272 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 717,951,264 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 717,948,009 KWD per year, or 59,829,001 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 624617600
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 585130280
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 577950768
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 552822149
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 420001489
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 413214107
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 402053339
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 391754579
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 379897907
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 379222500
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 377646702
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 371904175
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 371546613
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 367750085
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 362568205
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 359046255
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 351295020
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 348031049
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 344621154
52.0%
19
France
KWD 296526765
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 268371133
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 264354356
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 258465199
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 382678791
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 333642002
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 635445261
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 520514839
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 481928263
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 479234510
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 466669802
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 466668319
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 464157238
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 439747568
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 437940295
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 436063255
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 430778245
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 409570254
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 522309598
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 502566040
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 489875731
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 488350488
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 474925067
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 466669000
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 441540117
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 437125005
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 435070544
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 430771109
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 394876246
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 394874291
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 717946846
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 717948009
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 710769012
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 682053701
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 682053701
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 660515163
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 538463533
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 418142054
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 358983146
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%.