Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
70,500,000 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 70,499,729 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
70,499,729 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 70,500,000 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 846,000,000 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 845,996,745 KWD per year, or 70,499,729 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 736020000
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 689490000
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 681030000
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 651419676
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 494910000
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 486911917
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 473760631
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 461630774
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 447652334
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 446857842
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 445000337
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 438233421
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 437811834
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 433338696
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 427232817
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 423082697
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 413947422
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 410102674
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 406084547
52.0%
19
France
KWD 349410893
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 316235622
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 311501900
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 304562744
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 450928768
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 393146762
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 761397912
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 702181007
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 659882630
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 571897135
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 549900512
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 549901372
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 549904232
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 525227139
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 516063269
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 507607736
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 499137507
41.0%
11
China
KWD 465308720
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 455941496
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 448385899
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 441018157
47.9%
15
India
KWD 97416358
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 748778764
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 613350172
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 567880977
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 564707041
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 549901480
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 549899998
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 546940745
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 518177419
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 516046954
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 513834936
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 507607486
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 482617576
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 615465053
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 592200155
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 577246585
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 575449238
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 559629306
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 549900678
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 520290090
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 515087478
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 512666541
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 507600351
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 465303051
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 465301096
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 845995582
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 845996745
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 837537260
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 803700000
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 803700000
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 778320000
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 634500085
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 492718919
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 423007514
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%.