Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
66,106,214 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 66,105,943 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
66,105,943 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 66,106,214 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 793,274,568 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 793,271,313 KWD per year, or 66,105,943 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 690148874
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 646518773
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 638586027
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 610821093
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 464065622
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 456566058
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 444234389
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 432858506
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 419753727
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 419008269
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 417266760
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 410921647
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 410526422
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 406331886
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 400606474
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 396715009
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 388149628
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 384544021
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 380776340
52.0%
19
France
KWD 327635289
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 296526909
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 292088396
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 285581588
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 422826112
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 368645043
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 713945024
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 658418899
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 618756793
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 536254743
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 515628980
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 515629841
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 515632701
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 492493434
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 483900756
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 475972477
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 468030030
41.0%
11
China
KWD 436309733
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 427526266
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 420441420
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 413533081
47.9%
15
India
KWD 91349233
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 702112486
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 575124234
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 532489031
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 529512815
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 515629949
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 515628467
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 512853754
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 485883091
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 483885704
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 481811617
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 475972227
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 452539563
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 577107301
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 555292353
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 541270704
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 539585399
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 524751433
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 515629147
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 487863949
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 482985599
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 480715562
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 475965092
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 436304064
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 436302108
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 793270150
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 793271313
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 785339083
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 753610840
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 753610840
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 729812603
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 594956011
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 462011100
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 396644798
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%.