Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
74,169,139 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 74,168,868 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
74,168,868 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 74,169,139 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 890,029,668 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 890,026,413 KWD per year, or 74,168,868 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 774325811
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 725374179
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 716473883
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 685322520
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 520667356
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 512252972
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 498417245
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 485657764
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 470949753
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 470114313
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 468159943
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 461040789
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 460597187
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 455891396
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 449467799
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 445101682
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 435490505
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 431446055
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 427218788
52.0%
19
France
KWD 367595146
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 332693868
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 327713624
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 320413424
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 474396581
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 413607525
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 801024614
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 738725632
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 694225771
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 601661190
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 578519796
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 578520656
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 578523516
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 552562223
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 542921367
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 534025537
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 525114571
41.0%
11
China
KWD 489525038
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 479670332
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 471721623
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 463970245
47.9%
15
India
KWD 102482860
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 787748587
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 645271682
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 597435892
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 594096844
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 578520764
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 578519282
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 575405926
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 545145590
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 542903996
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 540576795
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 534025287
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 507734961
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 647496637
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 623020923
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 607289128
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 605398218
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 588754931
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 578519962
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 547368335
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 541894941
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 539347991
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 534018152
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 489519369
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 489517413
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 890025250
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 890026413
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 881126632
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 845528185
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 845528185
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 818827295
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 667522336
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 518362238
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 445022348
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%.