Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
100,807,894 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 100,807,623 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
100,807,623 KWD
Net pay
330 KWD
Tax the employer pays
271 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
601 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 330 KWD to pay you 100,807,894 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 1,209,694,728 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,209,691,473 KWD per year, or 100,807,623 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 1052434413
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 985901203
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 973804256
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 931464616
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 707671416
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 696234599
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 677429679
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 660098987
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 640094126
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 638961398
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 636303764
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 626627290
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 626023855
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 619628955
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 610898655
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 604964352
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 591898016
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 586403693
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 580658017
52.0%
19
France
KWD 499616815
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 452184348
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 445414299
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 435492846
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 644778058
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 562157157
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1088723168
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1004047632
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 943564517
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 817754768
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 786302088
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 786302945
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 786305805
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 751020940
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 737917053
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 725824573
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 713713760
41.0%
11
China
KWD 665340821
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 651946896
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 641144105
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 630607447
47.9%
15
India
KWD 139266779
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1070678058
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 877028850
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 812011064
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 807473272
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 786303053
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 786301571
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 782069387
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 740940439
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 737892018
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 734728566
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 725824323
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 690092690
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 880052968
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 846786465
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 825404590
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 822834392
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 800213368
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 786302251
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 743962347
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 736523013
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 733061182
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 725817188
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 665335152
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 665333196
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1209690310
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1209691473
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1197595041
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1149209992
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1149209992
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1112919150
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 907271131
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 704538365
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 604854878
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%.