Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
69,811,040 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 69,810,769 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
69,810,769 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 69,811,040 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 837,732,480 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 837,729,225 KWD per year, or 69,810,769 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 728827258
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 682751971
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 674374646
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 645053685
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 490073501
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 482153587
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 469130820
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 457119188
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 443277742
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 442490938
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 440651622
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 433950845
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 433533392
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 429103940
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 423057720
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 418948157
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 409902244
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 406094993
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 402116138
52.0%
19
France
KWD 345996407
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 313145232
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 308457799
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 301586437
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 446522180
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 389304812
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 753957144
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 695318966
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 653433964
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 566308291
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 544526624
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 544527484
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 544530344
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 520094387
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 511020082
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 502647224
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 494259753
41.0%
11
China
KWD 460761584
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 451485895
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 444004113
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 436708407
47.9%
15
India
KWD 96465013
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 741461339
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 607356220
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 562331405
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 559188471
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 544527592
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 544526110
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 541595794
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 513113563
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 511003965
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 508813575
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 502646974
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 477901246
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 609450432
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 586412891
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 571605449
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 569825671
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 554160341
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 544526790
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 515205565
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 510053798
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 507656523
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 502639839
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 460755915
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 460753960
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 837728062
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 837729225
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 829352415
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 795845856
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 795845856
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 770713882
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 628299445
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 487903832
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 418873754
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%.