Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
65,052,694 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 65,052,423 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
65,052,423 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 65,052,694 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 780,632,328 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 780,629,073 KWD per year, or 65,052,423 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 679150125
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 636215347
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 628409024
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 601086568
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 456669912
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 449289880
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 437154735
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 425959635
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 413064338
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 412330638
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 410616942
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 404372967
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 403984063
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 399856329
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 394222143
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 390392697
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 381963962
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 378415695
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 374708065
52.0%
19
France
KWD 322414044
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 291801252
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 287433523
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 281030382
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 416087799
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 362770143
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 702567008
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 647925840
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 608895845
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 527708589
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 507411524
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 507412385
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 507415245
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 484644710
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 476188989
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 468387133
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 460571234
41.0%
11
China
KWD 429356501
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 420713005
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 413741033
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 406942847
47.9%
15
India
KWD 89894488
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 690923080
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 565958610
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 524002928
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 521074120
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 507412493
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 507411011
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 504680546
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 478139719
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 476174241
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 474133227
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 468386883
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 445327607
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 567910072
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 546442785
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 532644588
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 530986148
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 516388591
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 507411691
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 480088971
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 475288371
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 473054516
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 468379748
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 429350832
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 429348876
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 780627910
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 780629073
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 772823265
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 741600712
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 741600712
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 718181742
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 585474331
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 454648133
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 390323678
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%.