Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
361,295 KWD
Pension
- 1.27 KWD
Social Security
** - 0.22 KWD
Unemployment
- 0.08 KWD
Total tax
- 1.56 KWD
Net pay
* 361,293 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
361,293 KWD
Net pay
1.90 KWD
Tax the employer pays
1.56 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
3.47 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1.90 KWD to pay you 361,295 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 751,493,600 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 751,490,345 KWD per year, or 62,624,195 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 653799432
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 612467284
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 604952348
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 578649748
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 439623756
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 432519231
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 420837047
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 410058632
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 397646163
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 396939562
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 395289971
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 389279105
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 388904772
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 384931006
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 379507085
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 375820586
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 367706802
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 364290696
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 360721475
52.0%
19
France
KWD 310379750
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 280909225
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 276704644
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 270540440
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 400556857
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 349229260
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 676342152
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 623740695
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 586167638
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 508010809
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 488471351
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 488472212
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 488475072
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 466554418
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 458414365
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 450903896
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 443379676
41.0%
11
China
KWD 413330200
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 405009318
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 398297507
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 391753210
47.9%
15
India
KWD 86541489
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 665132945
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 544833032
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 504443556
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 501624019
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 488472320
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 488470838
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 485842358
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 460292249
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 458400316
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 456435529
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 450903646
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 428704983
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 546711647
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 526045675
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 512762505
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 511165985
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 497113322
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 488471518
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 462168654
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 457547256
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 455396797
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 450896511
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 413324531
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 413322576
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 751489182
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 751490345
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 743975924
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 713918920
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 713918920
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 691374112
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 563620285
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 437677446
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 375754314
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%.