Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
65,262,080 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 65,261,809 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
65,261,809 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 65,262,080 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 783,144,960 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 783,141,705 KWD per year, or 65,261,809 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 681336115
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 638263142
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 630431693
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 603021295
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 458139802
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 450736013
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 438561809
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 427330779
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 414393847
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 413657810
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 411938586
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 405674510
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 405284350
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 401143339
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 395491022
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 391649250
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 383193356
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 379633693
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 375914128
52.0%
19
France
KWD 323451761
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 292740471
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 288358674
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 281934929
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 417427031
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 363937773
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 704828376
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 650011324
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 610855698
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 529407128
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 509044735
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 509045596
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 509048456
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 486204636
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 477721695
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 469894712
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 462053662
41.0%
11
China
KWD 430738448
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 422067133
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 415072728
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 408252649
47.9%
15
India
KWD 90183617
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 693146963
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 567780268
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 525689532
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 522751302
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 509045704
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 509044222
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 506304962
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 479678707
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 477706886
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 475659299
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 469894462
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 446760976
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 569738012
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 548201627
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 534359019
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 532695240
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 518050697
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 509044902
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 481634240
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 476818187
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 474577141
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 469887327
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 430732779
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 430730824
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 783140542
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 783141705
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 775310771
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 743987712
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 743987712
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 720493363
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 587358805
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 456111515
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 391579994
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%.