Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
77,874,056 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 77,873,785 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
77,873,785 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 77,874,056 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 934,488,672 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 934,485,417 KWD per year, or 77,873,785 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 813005145
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 761608268
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 752263381
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 719555953
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 546675873
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 537841129
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 523314287
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 509919042
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 494474345
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 493597559
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 491545379
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 484070553
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 483604721
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 478664010
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 471919597
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 467335376
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 457243655
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 452997557
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 448559110
52.0%
19
France
KWD 385956714
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 349312599
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 344083429
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 336418666
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 498093230
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 434267802
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 841037717
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 775626605
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 728903794
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 631715476
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 607418149
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 607419009
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 607421869
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 580163854
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 570041359
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 560700939
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 551344939
41.0%
11
China
KWD 513977490
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 503630550
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 495284895
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 487146141
47.9%
15
India
KWD 107598766
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 827098407
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 677504459
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 627278999
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 623773230
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 607419117
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 607417635
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 604148672
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 572376730
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 570022922
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 567579416
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 560700690
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 533097267
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 679840562
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 654142226
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 637624618
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 635639233
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 618164562
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 607418315
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 574710623
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 568963806
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 566289614
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 560693554
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 513971821
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 513969865
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 934484254
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 934485417
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 925141046
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 887764238
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 887764238
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 859729578
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 700866589
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 544255606
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 467251850
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%.