Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
110,222,320 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 110,222,049 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
110,222,049 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 110,222,320 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 1,322,667,840 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,322,664,585 KWD per year, or 110,222,049 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 1150721021
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1077974290
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1064747611
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1018453913
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 773760686
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 761255709
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 740694621
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 721748414
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 699871589
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 698633795
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 695727621
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 685147362
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 684487441
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 677495590
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 667950076
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 661461560
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 647174132
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 641167409
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 634885111
52.0%
19
France
KWD 546274711
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 494413584
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 487010999
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 476163166
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 704992726
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 614656214
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1190398968
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1097815315
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1031683545
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 894124591
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 859734612
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 859735468
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 859738328
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 821158411
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 806830651
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 793608440
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 780366766
41.0%
11
China
KWD 727476032
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 712831309
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 701019854
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 689498848
47.9%
15
India
KWD 152266616
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1170668413
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 958934356
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 887844265
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 882882824
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 859735576
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 859734094
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 855106504
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 810136471
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 806802908
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 803343915
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 793608190
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 754539896
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 962240907
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 925867643
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 902488968
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 899678703
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 874945082
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 859734774
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 813440811
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 805306692
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 801521532
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 793601055
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 727470363
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 727468408
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1322663422
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1322664585
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1309438422
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1256534448
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1256534448
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1216854413
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 992000965
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 770335035
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 661341434
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%.