Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
29,410,158 KWD
Pension
- 110 KWD
Social Security
** - 18.75 KWD
Unemployment
- 6.88 KWD
Total tax
- 136 KWD
Net pay
* 29,410,022 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
29,410,022 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 29,410,158 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 705,843,792 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 705,840,537 KWD per year, or 58,820,045 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 614084099
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 575262690
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 568204253
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 543499396
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 412918618
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 406245712
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 395273155
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 385147531
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 373491480
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 372827333
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 371278172
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 365632505
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 365280996
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 361548444
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 356453932
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 352991378
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 345371008
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 342161952
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 338809568
52.0%
19
France
KWD 291526379
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 263845372
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 259896384
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 254106509
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 376225509
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 328015611
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 635257325
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 585851355
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 550560787
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 477151539
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 458798975
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 458799837
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 458802697
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 438213496
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 430567982
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 423514011
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 416446746
41.0%
11
China
KWD 388222806
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 380407342
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 374103109
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 367956564
47.9%
15
India
KWD 81288557
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 624729168
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 511736921
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 473801123
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 471152772
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 458799945
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 458798463
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 456329757
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 432331741
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 430555027
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 428709661
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 423513762
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 402663365
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 513501412
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 494090810
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 481614500
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 480114985
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 466915974
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 458799143
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 434094022
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 429753371
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 427733561
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 423506626
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 388217137
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 388215181
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 705839374
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 705840537
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 698782614
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 670551602
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 670551602
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 649376289
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 529382929
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 411090542
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 352929410
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%.