Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
72,833,540 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 72,833,269 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
72,833,269 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 72,833,540 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 874,002,480 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 873,999,225 KWD per year, or 72,833,269 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 760382158
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 712312021
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 703571996
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 672981585
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 511291451
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 503028604
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 489442020
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 476911727
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 462469287
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 461648752
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 459729642
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 452738705
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 452303117
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 447682014
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 441374070
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 437086577
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 427648633
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 423676876
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 419525738
52.0%
19
France
KWD 360975917
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 326702921
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 321812413
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 314643637
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 465854090
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 406159626
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 773563227
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 633651970
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 586677642
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 583398696
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 568103092
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 568101610
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 565044349
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 535328938
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 533127795
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 530842522
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 524408974
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 498592011
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 635836857
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 611801891
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 596353377
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 594496525
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 578152946
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 568102290
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 537511615
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 532136788
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 529635708
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 524401839
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 480704415
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 480702460
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 873998062
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 873999225
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 865259715
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 830302356
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 830302356
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 804082282
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 655501945
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 509027843
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 437008754
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%.