Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
111,706,508 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 111,706,237 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
111,706,237 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 111,706,508 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 1,340,478,096 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,340,474,841 KWD per year, or 111,706,237 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 1166215944
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1092489648
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1079084867
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1032167810
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 784179686
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 771506312
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 750668365
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 731467471
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 709295529
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 708041173
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 705095816
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 694373074
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 693704248
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 686618288
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 676944256
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 670368367
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 655888434
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 649800931
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 643434033
52.0%
19
France
KWD 553630346
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 501071040
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 493568735
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 482574858
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 714485593
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 622932711
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1206428199
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1112597827
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1045575544
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 906164324
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 871311279
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 871312134
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 871314994
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 832215611
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 817694908
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 804294594
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 790874639
41.0%
11
China
KWD 737271673
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 722429761
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 710459290
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 698783101
47.9%
15
India
KWD 154316046
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1186431932
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 971846792
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 899799399
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 894771170
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 871312242
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 871310760
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 866620835
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 821045252
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 817666737
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 814161152
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 804294344
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 764700024
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 975197868
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 938334823
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 914641351
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 911793239
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 886726566
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 871311441
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 824394119
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 816150467
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 812314333
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 804287208
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 737266004
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 737264048
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1340473678
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1340474841
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1327070575
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1273454191
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1273454191
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1233239848
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1005358657
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 780707907
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 670246562
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%.