Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
110,222,147 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 110,221,876 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
110,221,876 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 110,222,147 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 1,322,665,764 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,322,662,509 KWD per year, or 110,221,876 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 1150719215
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1077972598
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1064745940
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1018452314
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 773759472
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 761254514
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 740693459
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 721747281
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 699870490
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 698632699
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 695726529
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 685146286
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 684486366
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 677494527
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 667949028
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 661460522
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 647173117
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 641166403
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 634884114
52.0%
19
France
KWD 546273853
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 494412808
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 487010234
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 476162419
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 704991620
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 614655249
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1190397100
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1097813592
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1031681925
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 894123188
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 859733263
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 859734119
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 859736979
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 821157122
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 806829385
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 793607194
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 780365541
41.0%
11
China
KWD 727474890
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 712830190
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 701018754
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 689497766
47.9%
15
India
KWD 152266378
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1170666575
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 958932851
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 887842872
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 882881439
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 859734227
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 859732744
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 855105162
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 810135199
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 806801642
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 803342654
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 793606945
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 754538712
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 962239396
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 925866190
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 902487552
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 899677291
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 874943709
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 859733425
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 813439534
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 805305428
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 801520274
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 793599809
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 727469221
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 727467266
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1322661346
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1322662509
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1309436367
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1256532476
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1256532476
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1216852503
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 991999408
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 770333826
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 661340396
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%.