Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
62,689,536 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 62,689,265 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
62,689,265 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 62,689,536 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 752,274,432 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 752,271,177 KWD per year, or 62,689,265 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 654478756
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 613103662
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 605580918
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 579250988
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 440080543
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 432968635
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 421274313
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 410484732
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 398059325
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 397351997
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 395700689
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 389683576
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 389308852
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 385330960
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 379901405
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 376211076
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 368088852
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 364669205
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 361096275
52.0%
19
France
KWD 310702233
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 281201099
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 276992146
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 270821539
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 400973040
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 349592115
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 677044901
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 624388786
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 586776687
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 508538651
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 488978892
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 488979753
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 488982613
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 467039184
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 458890673
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 451372395
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 443840359
41.0%
11
China
KWD 413759658
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 405430130
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 398711348
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 392160248
47.9%
15
India
KWD 86631339
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 665824045
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 545399135
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 504967690
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 502145224
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 488979861
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 488978379
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 486347166
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 460770508
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 458876604
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 456909775
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 451372146
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 429150420
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 547279702
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 526592258
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 513295286
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 511697107
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 497629843
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 488979059
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 462648865
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 458022666
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 455869971
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 451365010
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 413753989
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 413752033
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 752270014
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 752271177
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 744748948
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 714660710
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 714660710
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 692092477
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 564205909
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 438132211
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 376144730
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%.