Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
108,013,776 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 108,013,505 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
108,013,505 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 108,013,776 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 1,296,165,312 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,296,162,057 KWD per year, or 108,013,505 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 1127663821
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1056374729
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1043413076
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 998046966
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 758256708
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 746002311
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 725853206
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 707285985
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 685848306
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 684635160
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 681787292
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 671419052
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 670772382
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 663920571
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 654566300
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 648207797
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 634206827
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 628320309
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 622163897
52.0%
19
France
KWD 535329167
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 484506966
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 477252768
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 466622256
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 690866879
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 602340383
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1166546693
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1075818216
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1011011573
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 876208882
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 842507969
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 842508825
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 842511685
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 804704758
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 790664109
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 777706923
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 764730540
41.0%
11
China
KWD 712899642
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 698548345
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 686973514
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 675683428
47.9%
15
India
KWD 149216966
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1147211529
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 939720023
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 870054443
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 865192387
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 842508933
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 842507451
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 837972620
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 793903672
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 790637001
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 787247340
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 777706674
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 739421131
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 942960318
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 907315874
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 884405631
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 881651683
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 857413660
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 842508131
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 797141756
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 789170628
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 785461318
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 777699538
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 712893973
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 712892017
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1296160894
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1296162057
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1283200919
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1231357046
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1231357046
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1192472087
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 972124069
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 754899698
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 648090170
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%.