Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
103,833,648 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 103,833,377 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
103,833,377 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 103,833,648 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 1,246,003,776 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,246,000,521 KWD per year, or 103,833,377 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 1084023285
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1015493077
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1003033040
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 959422583
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 728912209
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 717132090
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 697762746
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 679912835
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 659306332
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 658139837
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 655402324
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 645435377
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 644813788
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 638227030
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 629234724
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 623122300
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 609663510
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 604004504
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 598086360
52.0%
19
France
KWD 514612452
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 465756634
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 458783291
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 448564103
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 664130780
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 579030116
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1121401311
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1034184142
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 971885575
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 842299684
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 809902970
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 809903826
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 809906686
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 773562806
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 760065572
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 747610002
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 735135735
41.0%
11
China
KWD 685310797
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 671514871
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 660387900
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 649534878
47.9%
15
India
KWD 143444868
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1102814506
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 903352910
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 836383512
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 831709562
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 809903934
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 809902452
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 805543187
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 763179731
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 760039667
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 756781229
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 747609752
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 710805731
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 906467800
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 872202799
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 850179161
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 847531807
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 824231804
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 809903133
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 766292412
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 758629777
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 755064029
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 747602616
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 685305128
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 685303172
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1245999358
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1246000521
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1233540998
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1183703587
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1183703587
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1146323474
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 934502917
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 725685118
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 623009402
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%.