Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
105,416,736 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 105,416,465 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
105,416,465 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 105,416,736 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 1,265,000,832 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,264,997,577 KWD per year, or 105,416,465 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 1100550724
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1030975678
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1018325670
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 974050316
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 740025487
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 728065751
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 708401097
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 690279528
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 669358245
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 668174082
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 665394775
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 655275852
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 654644764
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 647957626
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 638828237
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 632622619
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 618958496
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 613213327
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 607204947
52.0%
19
France
KWD 522458236
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 472857714
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 465778007
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 455403043
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 674256211
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 587858124
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1119628440
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 917125775
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 849135286
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 844390096
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 822252021
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 822250539
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 817824783
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 774815428
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 771627416
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 768319281
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 759007986
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 721642886
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 920288158
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 885500738
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 863141327
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 860453604
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 836798356
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 822251219
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 777975601
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 770196135
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 766576017
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 759000850
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 695753509
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 695751553
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1264996414
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1264997577
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1252348084
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1201750790
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1201750790
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1163800765
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 948750709
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 736749193
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 632507930
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%.