Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
15,527,520 KWD
Pension
- 50.77 KWD
Social Security
** - 8.65 KWD
Unemployment
- 3.17 KWD
Total tax
- 62.60 KWD
Net pay
* 15,527,457 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
15,527,457 KWD
Net pay
76.15 KWD
Tax the employer pays
62.60 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
139 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 76.15 KWD to pay you 15,527,520 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 807,431,040 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 807,427,785 KWD per year, or 67,285,649 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 702465005
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 658056298
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 649981987
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 621721577
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 472347158
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 464713745
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 452162013
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 440583693
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 427244341
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 426485718
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 424713064
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 418254699
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 417852397
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 413583058
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 407755492
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 403794580
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 395076186
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 391406370
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 387571447
52.0%
19
France
KWD 333481912
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 301818584
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 297300809
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 290677918
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 430371512
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 375223612
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 726685848
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 670168771
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 629798841
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 545824518
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 524830687
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 524831548
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 524834408
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 501282244
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 492536203
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 484466360
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 476382206
41.0%
11
China
KWD 444095792
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 435155590
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 427944350
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 420912664
47.9%
15
India
KWD 92978221
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 714642111
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 585387676
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 541991563
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 538962260
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 524831656
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 524830174
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 522005913
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 494553931
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 492520813
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 490409692
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 484466110
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 460615335
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 587406135
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 565201883
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 550930019
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 549214632
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 534115939
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 524830854
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 496570179
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 491604767
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 489294214
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 484458975
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 444090123
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 444088168
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 807426622
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 807427785
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 799353990
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 767059488
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 767059488
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 742836557
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 605573365
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 470255971
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 403723034
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%.