Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
31,387,287 KWD
Pension
- 110 KWD
Social Security
** - 18.75 KWD
Unemployment
- 6.88 KWD
Total tax
- 136 KWD
Net pay
* 31,387,151 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
31,387,151 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 31,387,287 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 753,294,888 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 753,291,633 KWD per year, or 62,774,303 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 655366553
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 613935334
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 606402385
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 580036739
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 440677509
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 433555953
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 421845768
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 411041594
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 398599279
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 397891002
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 396237449
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 390212173
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 389836938
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 385853654
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 380416736
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 376721400
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 368588146
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 365163871
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 361586094
52.0%
19
France
KWD 311123681
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 281582544
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 277367878
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 271188903
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 401516943
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 350066325
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 666727231
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 546138966
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 505652671
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 502826379
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 489643157
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 489641675
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 487006891
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 461395537
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 459499058
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 457529559
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 451984419
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 429732555
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 548022084
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 527306577
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 513991569
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 512391221
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 498304874
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 489642355
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 463276446
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 458643971
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 456488356
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 451977284
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 414315240
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 414313284
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 753290470
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 753291633
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 745759199
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 715630144
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 715630144
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 693031297
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 564971251
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 438726534
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 376654958
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%.