Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
103,680,048 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 103,679,777 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
103,679,777 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 103,680,048 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 1,244,160,576 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,244,157,321 KWD per year, or 103,679,777 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 1082419701
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1013990869
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1001549264
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 958003319
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 727833937
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 716071245
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 696730554
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 678907000
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 658331040
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 657166258
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 654432800
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 644480599
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 643859932
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 637282914
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 628303908
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 622200526
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 608761659
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 603111013
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 597201624
52.0%
19
France
KWD 513851211
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 465067648
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 458104624
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 447900551
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 663148355
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 578173574
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1119742431
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1032654286
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 970447879
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 841053681
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 808704890
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 808705746
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 808708606
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 772418486
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 758941220
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 746504082
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 734048265
41.0%
11
China
KWD 684297037
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 670521518
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 659411004
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 648574042
47.9%
15
India
KWD 143232771
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1101183125
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 902016590
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 835146264
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 830479226
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 808705854
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 808704372
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 804351558
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 762050771
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 758915359
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 755661743
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 746503832
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 709754249
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 905126872
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 870912559
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 848921500
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 846278062
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 823012527
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 808705053
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 765158844
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 757507545
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 753947072
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 746496696
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 684291368
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 684289412
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1244156158
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1244157321
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1231716230
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1181952547
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1181952547
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1144627730
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 933120517
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 724611620
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 622087802
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%.