Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
25,646,181 KWD
Pension
- 110 KWD
Social Security
** - 18.75 KWD
Unemployment
- 6.88 KWD
Total tax
- 136 KWD
Net pay
* 25,646,045 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
25,646,045 KWD
Net pay
165 KWD
Tax the employer pays
136 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
301 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 165 KWD to pay you 25,646,181 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 615,508,344 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 615,505,089 KWD per year, or 51,292,091 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 535492259
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 501639300
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 495484217
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 473941101
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 360072381
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 354253597
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 344685304
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 335851477
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 325692285
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 325112150
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 323761726
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 318838743
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 318532402
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 315277182
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 310834531
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 307815136
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 301171174
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 298371843
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 295448553
52.0%
19
France
KWD 254217839
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 230078072
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 226634872
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 221585748
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 328076715
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 286036367
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 553955422
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 510872933
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 480099138
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 416084777
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 400080933
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 400081796
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 400084656
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 382130241
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 375463359
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 369312742
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 363149735
41.0%
11
China
KWD 338538309
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 331723008
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 326225321
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 320865880
47.9%
15
India
KWD 70893640
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 544774979
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 446243722
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 413163453
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 410853861
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 400081904
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 400080421
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 397927890
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 377001279
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 375452570
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 373843524
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 369312493
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 351130154
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 447782373
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 430855996
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 419976365
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 418668814
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 407159075
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 400081102
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 378537721
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 374752633
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 372991363
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 369305357
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 338532640
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 338530685
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 615503926
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 615505089
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 609350521
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 584732927
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 584732927
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 566267676
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 461631343
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 358478273
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 307761686
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%.