Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
104,717,592 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 104,717,321 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
104,717,321 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 104,717,592 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 1,256,611,104 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,256,607,849 KWD per year, or 104,717,321 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 1093251660
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1024138050
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1011571939
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 967590226
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 735117496
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 723237085
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 703702849
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 685701253
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 664918988
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 663742627
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 660981778
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 650929972
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 650303080
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 643660273
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 634591425
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 628426964
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 614853523
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 609146406
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 603177877
52.0%
19
France
KWD 518993279
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 469721642
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 462688909
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 452382741
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 669784486
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 583959384
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1130947906
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1042988224
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 980159291
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 849470238
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 816797733
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 816798590
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 816801450
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 780148189
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 766536042
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 753974398
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 741393952
41.0%
11
China
KWD 691144827
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 677231461
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 666009784
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 655064338
47.9%
15
India
KWD 144665455
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1112202851
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 911043223
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 843503681
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 838789953
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 816798698
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 816797215
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 812400824
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 769676720
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 766509883
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 763223696
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 753974149
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 716856840
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 914184631
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 879627928
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 857416806
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 854746911
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 831248551
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 816797896
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 772815919
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 765088049
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 761491943
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 753967013
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 691139158
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 691137203
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1256606686
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1256607849
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1244042253
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1193780549
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1193780549
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1156082216
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 942458413
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 731862932
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 628313066
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%.