Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
109,329,236 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 109,328,965 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
109,328,965 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 109,329,236 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 1,311,950,832 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,311,947,577 KWD per year, or 109,328,965 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 1141397224
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1069239928
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1056120420
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1010201816
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 767491237
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 755087588
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 734693097
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 715900143
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 694200898
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 692973072
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 690090475
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 679595952
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 678941389
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 672006167
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 662537987
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 656102045
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 641930455
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 635972340
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 629740947
52.0%
19
France
KWD 541848586
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 490407577
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 483064997
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 472305043
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 699280561
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 609675977
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1180753661
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1088920198
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1023324279
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 886879894
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 852768557
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 852769413
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 852772273
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 814504935
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 800293277
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 787178235
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 774043839
41.0%
11
China
KWD 721581678
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 707055609
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 695339840
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 683912213
47.9%
15
India
KWD 151033408
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1161182993
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 951164525
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 880650473
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 875729221
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 852769521
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 852768039
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 848177958
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 803572303
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 800265790
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 796834833
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 787177986
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 748426218
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 954444283
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 918365738
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 895176486
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 892388994
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 867855781
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 852768719
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 806849851
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 798781642
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 795027154
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 787170850
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 721576009
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 721574053
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1311946414
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1311947577
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1298828584
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1246353290
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1246353290
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1206994765
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 983963209
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 764093343
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 655982930
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%.