Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
428,629 KWD
Pension
- 10.15 KWD
Social Security
** - 1.73 KWD
Unemployment
- 0.63 KWD
Total tax
- 12.52 KWD
Net pay
* 428,616 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
428,616 KWD
Net pay
15.23 KWD
Tax the employer pays
12.52 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
27.75 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 15.23 KWD to pay you 428,629 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 111,443,540 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 111,440,285 KWD per year, or 9,286,690 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 96955880
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 90826485
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 89712050
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 85811202
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 65194471
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 64141619
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 62409013
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 60783314
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 58976475
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 58865120
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 58623639
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 57733174
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 57678865
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 57087124
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 56281805
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 55735208
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 54539524
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 54026430
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 53497447
52.0%
19
France
KWD 46039075
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 41659152
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 41038212
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 40122418
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 59410175
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 51795437
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 100297098
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 92499146
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 86928591
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 75336973
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 72438806
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 72439673
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 72442533
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 69190021
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 67983828
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 66873860
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 65756541
41.0%
11
China
KWD 61302667
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 60068195
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 59070975
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 58103511
47.9%
15
India
KWD 12890808
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 98636798
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 80796739
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 74809954
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 74390604
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 72439781
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 72438299
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 72049994
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 68261587
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 67985124
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 67694724
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 66873610
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 63578826
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 81075228
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 78010633
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 76040348
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 75803934
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 73720208
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 72438979
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 68537867
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 67852777
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 67534141
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 66866475
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 61296998
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 61295043
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 111439122
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 111440285
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 110326365
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 105871363
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 105871363
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 102528057
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 83582740
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 83582713
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 64905891
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 55729284
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%.