Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
65,052,780 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 65,052,509 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
65,052,509 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 65,052,780 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 780,633,360 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 780,630,105 KWD per year, or 65,052,509 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 679151023
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 636216188
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 628409855
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 601087363
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 456670516
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 449290474
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 437155313
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 425960199
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 413064884
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 412331183
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 410617485
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 404373501
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 403984597
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 399856857
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 394222664
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 390393214
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 381964467
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 378416195
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 374708560
52.0%
19
France
KWD 322414470
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 291801638
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 287433903
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 281030753
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 416088349
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 362770623
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 702567936
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 647926696
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 608896650
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 527709287
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 507412195
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 507413056
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 507415916
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 484645351
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 476189619
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 468387752
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 460571843
41.0%
11
China
KWD 429357068
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 420713561
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 413741580
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 406943385
47.9%
15
India
KWD 89894607
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 690923993
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 565959358
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 524003620
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 521074809
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 507413164
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 507411682
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 504681213
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 478140352
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 476174871
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 474133853
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 468387502
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 445328196
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 567910823
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 546443507
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 532645292
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 530986850
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 516389274
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 507412362
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 480089606
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 475288999
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 473055142
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 468380367
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 429351399
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 429349444
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 780628942
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 780630105
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 772824287
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 741601692
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 741601692
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 718182691
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 585475105
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 454648734
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 390324194
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%.