Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
64,738,260 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 64,737,989 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
64,737,989 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 64,738,260 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 776,859,120 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 776,855,865 KWD per year, or 64,737,989 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 675867434
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 633140183
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 625371592
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 598181198
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 454462585
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 447118229
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 435041738
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 423900596
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 411067821
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 410337629
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 408632235
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 402418445
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 402031428
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 397923631
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 392316673
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 388505738
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 380117785
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 376586632
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 372896925
52.0%
19
France
KWD 320855709
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 290390831
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 286044228
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 279672027
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 414076679
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 361016718
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 687583485
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 563223034
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 521470162
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 518555504
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 504959908
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 504958426
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 502241167
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 475828630
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 473872675
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 471841531
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 466122958
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 443175124
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 565165063
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 543801539
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 530070034
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 528419612
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 513892614
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 504959106
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 477768448
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 472991053
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 470767997
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 466115823
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 427275567
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 427273612
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 776854702
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 776855865
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 769087789
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 738016164
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 738016164
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 714710390
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 582644425
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 452450579
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 388437074
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%.