Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
62,271,387 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 62,271,116 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
62,271,116 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 62,271,387 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 747,256,644 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 747,253,389 KWD per year, or 62,271,116 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 650113280
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 609014165
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 601541598
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 575387292
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 437145137
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 430080672
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 418464352
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 407746525
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 395404263
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 394701602
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 393061332
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 387084362
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 386712147
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 382760769
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 377367422
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 373701709
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 365633720
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 362236832
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 358687737
52.0%
19
France
KWD 308629887
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 279325455
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 275144597
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 269015136
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 398298559
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 347260329
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 672528892
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 620224022
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 582862812
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 505146627
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 485717329
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 485718191
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 485721051
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 463923974
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 455829822
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 448361722
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 440879915
41.0%
11
China
KWD 410999874
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 402725902
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 396051920
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 389544541
47.9%
15
India
KWD 86053942
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 661382896
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 541761239
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 501599500
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 498795851
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 485718299
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 485716816
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 483103166
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 457697113
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 455815874
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 453862171
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 448361473
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 426287948
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 543629262
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 523079806
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 509871524
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 508284007
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 494310576
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 485717497
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 459562926
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 454967586
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 452829252
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 448354337
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 410994205
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 410992250
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 747252226
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 747253389
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 739781338
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 709893812
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 709893812
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 687476112
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 560442568
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 435209801
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 373635836
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%.