Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
74,605,440 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 74,605,169 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
74,605,169 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 74,605,440 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 895,265,280 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 895,262,025 KWD per year, or 74,605,169 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 778880794
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 729641203
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 720688550
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 689353941
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 523730189
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 515266302
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 501349188
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 488514837
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 473720072
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 472879763
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 470913875
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 463752836
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 463306616
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 458573161
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 452111784
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 447719982
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 438052214
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 433984018
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 429731882
52.0%
19
France
KWD 369757453
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 334650935
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 329641376
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 322298245
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 477187162
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 416040534
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 805736664
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 743071190
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 698309548
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 605200464
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 581922944
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 581923804
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 581926664
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 555812665
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 546115090
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 537166904
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 528203530
41.0%
11
China
KWD 492404624
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 482491952
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 474496497
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 466699501
47.9%
15
India
KWD 103085323
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 792382528
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 649067500
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 600950297
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 597591615
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 581923912
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 581922430
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 578790749
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 548352403
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 546097594
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 543756696
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 537166654
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 510721694
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 651305544
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 626685851
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 610861517
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 608959482
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 592218289
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 581923110
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 550588237
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 545082644
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 542520709
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 537159519
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 492398955
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 492397000
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 895260862
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 895262025
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 886309887
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 850502016
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 850502016
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 823644058
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 671449045
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 521411510
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 447640154
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%.