Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
429,352 KWD
Pension
- 1.27 KWD
Social Security
** - 0.22 KWD
Unemployment
- 0.08 KWD
Total tax
- 1.56 KWD
Net pay
* 429,350 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
429,350 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 429,352 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 893,052,160 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 893,048,905 KWD per year, or 74,420,742 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 776955379
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 727837510
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 718906989
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 687649839
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 522435514
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 513992552
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 500109841
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 487307138
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 472549044
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 471710793
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 469749774
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 462606439
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 462161326
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 457439565
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 450994158
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 446613213
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 436969367
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 432911208
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 428669584
52.0%
19
France
KWD 368843435
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 333823673
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 328826505
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 321501521
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 476007569
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 415012089
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 803744856
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 741234300
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 696583314
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 603704395
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 580484416
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 580485276
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 580488136
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 554438687
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 544765087
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 535839032
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 526897811
41.0%
11
China
KWD 491187408
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 481299239
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 473323544
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 465545831
47.9%
15
India
KWD 102830659
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 790423737
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 647462988
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 599464740
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 596114358
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 580485384
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 580483902
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 577359967
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 546996867
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 544747643
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 542412536
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 535838782
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 509459187
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 649695500
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 625136667
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 609351450
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 607454117
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 590754310
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 580484582
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 549227168
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 543735186
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 541179585
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 535831647
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 491181739
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 491179784
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 893047742
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 893048905
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 884118899
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 848399552
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 848399552
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 821607987
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 669789205
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 520122567
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 446533594
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%.