Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
77,875,720 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 77,875,449 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
77,875,449 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 77,875,720 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 934,508,640 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 934,505,385 KWD per year, or 77,875,449 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 813022517
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 761624542
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 752279455
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 719571329
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 546687554
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 537852622
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 523325469
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 509929939
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 494484911
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 493608106
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 491555882
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 484080896
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 483615055
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 478674238
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 471929680
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 467345362
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 457253425
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 453007237
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 448568695
52.0%
19
France
KWD 385964961
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 349320064
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 344090781
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 336425854
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 498103873
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 434277081
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 841055688
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 775643179
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 728919369
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 631728975
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 607431129
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 607431988
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 607434848
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 580176250
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 570053539
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 560712920
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 551356720
41.0%
11
China
KWD 513988472
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 503641311
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 495295478
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 487156550
47.9%
15
India
KWD 107601064
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 827116080
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 677518936
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 627292402
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 623786558
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 607432096
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 607430614
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 604161581
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 572388961
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 570035102
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 567591543
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 560712670
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 533108658
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 679855089
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 654156203
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 637638242
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 635652815
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 618177771
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 607431294
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 574722903
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 568975963
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 566301715
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 560705535
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 513982803
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 513980848
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 934504222
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 934505385
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 925160814
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 887783208
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 887783208
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 859747949
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 700881565
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 544267236
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 467261834
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%.