Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
62,017,535 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 62,017,264 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
62,017,264 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 62,017,535 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 744,210,420 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 744,207,165 KWD per year, or 62,017,264 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 647463065
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 606531492
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 599089388
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 573041699
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 435363096
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 428327433
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 416758466
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 406084200
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 393792414
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 393092586
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 391459018
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 385506418
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 385135726
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 381200445
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 375829079
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 372178309
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 364143247
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 360760175
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 357225549
52.0%
19
France
KWD 307371796
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 278186779
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 274022977
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 267918495
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 396674922
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 345844737
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 669787290
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 617695656
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 580486757
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 503087379
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 483737284
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 483738145
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 483741005
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 462032777
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 453971625
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 446533988
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 439082673
41.0%
11
China
KWD 409324451
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 401084206
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 394437422
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 387956584
47.9%
15
India
KWD 85703412
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 658686741
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 539552727
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 499554722
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 496762496
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 483738253
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 483736771
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 481133782
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 455831301
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 453957750
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 452012016
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 446533738
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 424550184
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 541413134
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 520947449
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 507793009
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 506211966
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 492295499
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 483737451
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 457689498
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 453112892
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 450983277
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 446526603
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 409318782
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 409316827
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 744206002
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 744207165
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 736765576
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 706999899
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 706999899
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 684673586
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 558157900
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 433435649
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 372112724
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%.