Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
61,068,800 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 61,068,529 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
61,068,529 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 61,068,800 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 732,825,600 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 732,822,345 KWD per year, or 61,068,529 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 637558272
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 597252864
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 589924608
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 564275388
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 428702976
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 421774957
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 410382967
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 399871504
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 387768364
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 387079124
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 385470603
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 379609081
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 379244082
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 375368958
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 370079745
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 366484826
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 358572818
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 355241383
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 351760835
52.0%
19
France
KWD 302669866
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 273931145
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 269831086
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 263819960
64.0%
23
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Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 659540952
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 608246255
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 571606598
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 495391241
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 476337151
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 476338012
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 476340872
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 454964701
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 447026885
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 439703096
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 432365743
41.0%
11
China
KWD 403062800
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 394948604
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 388403467
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 382021827
47.9%
15
India
KWD 84393359
88.5%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 533130677
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 512978075
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 500024862
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 498468011
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 484764440
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 476337318
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 450687834
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 446181245
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 444084213
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 439695711
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 403057131
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 403055176
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 732821182
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 732822345
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 725494604
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 696184320
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 696184320
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 674199552
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 549619285
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 426805016
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 366420314
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%.