Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
60,242,347 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 60,242,076 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
60,242,076 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 60,242,347 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 722,908,164 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 722,904,909 KWD per year, or 60,242,076 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 628930103
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 589170154
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 581941072
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 556638962
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 422901276
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 416067026
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 404829203
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 394459559
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 382520751
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 381840734
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 380254032
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 374471850
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 374111808
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 370289088
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 365071440
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 361525173
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 353720359
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 350433906
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 347000466
52.0%
19
France
KWD 298573964
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 270224017
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 266179486
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 260249683
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 385320819
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 335945493
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 650615260
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 600014784
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 563870997
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 488687054
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 469890817
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 469891679
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 469894539
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 448807627
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 440977249
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 433752634
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 426514555
41.0%
11
China
KWD 397608210
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 389603816
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 383147226
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 376851998
47.9%
15
India
KWD 83252157
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 639832519
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 524108591
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 485255583
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 482543241
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 469891787
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 469890304
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 467361874
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 442783669
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 440963885
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 439073878
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 433752385
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 412397992
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 525915742
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 506035870
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 493257948
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 491722171
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 478204056
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 469890985
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 444588610
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 440143014
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 438074365
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 433745249
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 397602541
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 397600586
45.0%
12
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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%.