Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
57,972,660 KWD
Pension
- 50.77 KWD
Social Security
** - 8.65 KWD
Unemployment
- 3.17 KWD
Total tax
- 62.60 KWD
Net pay
* 57,972,597 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
57,972,597 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 57,972,660 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 3,014,578,320 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 3,014,575,065 KWD per year, or 251,214,589 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 2622683138
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 2456881331
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 2426735548
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 2321224982
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1763528317
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1735026326
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 1688164490
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1645023963
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1595112181
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1592300911
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1585672534
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 1561556990
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 1560051114
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 1544119209
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1522364869
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 1507576324
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 1475001567
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 1461321014
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 1447002141
52.0%
19
France
KWD 1245033739
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 1126848030
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1109972438
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 1085250939
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1606781012
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1400893781
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2713118400
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2502101013
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2351373719
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1959477280
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1959480140
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1871552791
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1838896044
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1808754728
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1778577030
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1658026796
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1624649832
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1597732409
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1571469585
47.9%
15
India
KWD 346955075
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2668146232
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2185569454
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 2023539175
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 2012233070
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1959477388
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1959475906
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1948926629
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1846431640
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1838827738
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1830942664
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1808754478
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1719715608
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2193105781
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2110204979
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2056921787
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2050516211
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1994143865
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1959476586
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1853965756
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1835426388
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1826798980
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1808747343
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1658021127
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1658019172
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 3014573902
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 3014575065
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2984429797
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2863849404
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2863849404
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2773412054
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 2260933825
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1755720618
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1507296674
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%.