Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
112,767,980 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 112,767,709 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
112,767,709 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 112,767,980 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 1,353,215,760 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,353,212,505 KWD per year, or 112,767,709 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 1177297711
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1102870844
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1089338687
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1041975811
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 791631220
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 778837411
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 757801457
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 738418414
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 716035410
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 714769207
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 711795827
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 700971184
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 700295989
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 693142724
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 683376776
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 676738400
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 662120790
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 655975513
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 649548112
52.0%
19
France
KWD 558891002
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 505832366
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 498258743
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 487160417
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 721274768
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 628851954
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1217892096
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1123170088
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1055510922
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 914774985
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 879590760
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 879591616
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 879594476
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 840123577
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 825464883
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 811937192
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 798389733
41.0%
11
China
KWD 744277388
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 729294449
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 717210252
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 705423078
47.9%
15
India
KWD 155781771
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1197705796
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 981081598
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 908349556
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 903273561
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 879591724
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 879590242
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 874855734
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 828847072
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 825436407
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 821897500
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 811936942
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 771966415
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 984464519
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 947251187
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 923332578
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 920457398
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 895152531
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 879590922
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 832227782
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 823905793
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 820033205
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 811929807
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 744271719
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 744269764
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1353211342
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1353212505
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1339680863
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1285554972
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1285554972
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1244958499
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1014911905
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 788126450
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 676615394
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%.