Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
71,347,788 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 71,347,517 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
71,347,517 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 71,347,788 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 856,173,456 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 856,170,201 KWD per year, or 71,347,517 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 744870907
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 697781367
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 689219632
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 659253237
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 500861472
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 492767198
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 479457766
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 467182429
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 453035415
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 452231462
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 450351575
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 443503271
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 443076597
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 438549703
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 432370412
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 428170384
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 418925148
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 415034257
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 410967806
52.0%
19
France
KWD 353612530
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 320038450
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 315247767
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 308225188
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 456351220
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 397874407
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 770554023
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 710624976
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 667817925
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 578774391
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 556513258
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 556514118
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 556516978
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 531543159
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 522269077
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 513711810
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 505139744
41.0%
11
China
KWD 470904121
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 461424260
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 453777831
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 446321446
47.9%
15
India
KWD 98587020
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 757783097
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 620725928
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 574709910
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 571497823
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 556514226
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 556512744
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 553517885
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 524408660
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 522252518
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 520013886
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 513711560
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 488421177
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 622866242
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 599321575
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 584188188
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 582369223
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 566359047
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 556513425
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 526546765
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 521281587
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 518831533
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 513704424
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 470898452
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 470896496
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 856169038
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 856170201
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 847608982
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 813364783
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 813364783
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 787679580
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 642130177
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 498644041
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 428094242
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%.