Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
66,461,496 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 66,461,225 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
66,461,225 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 66,461,496 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 797,537,952 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 797,534,697 KWD per year, or 66,461,225 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 693858018
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 649993431
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 642018051
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 614103899
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 466559702
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 459019827
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 446621884
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 435185034
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 422009611
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 421260188
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 419509300
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 413130080
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 412732724
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 408515660
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 402759483
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 398847103
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 390235640
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 386610696
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 382822764
52.0%
19
France
KWD 329396067
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 298120557
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 293658174
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 287116406
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 425098496
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 370626254
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 717782069
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 661957508
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 622082232
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 539136791
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 518400180
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 518401041
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 518403901
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 495140285
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 486501420
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 478530507
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 470545383
41.0%
11
China
KWD 438654594
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 429823925
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 422701014
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 415755527
47.9%
15
India
KWD 91839821
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 705885926
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 578215187
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 535350828
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 532358624
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 518401149
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 518399667
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 515610031
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 488494414
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 486486266
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 484401026
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 478530258
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 454971674
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 580208913
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 558276722
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 544179718
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 542485353
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 527571661
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 518400347
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 490485930
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 485581360
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 483299121
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 478523122
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 438648925
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 438646969
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 797533534
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 797534697
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 789559833
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 757661054
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 757661054
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 733734916
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 598153549
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 464494137
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 398776490
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%.