Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
113,115,600 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 113,115,329 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
113,115,329 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 113,115,600 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 1,357,387,200 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,357,383,945 KWD per year, or 113,115,329 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 1180926864
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1106270568
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1092696696
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1045187820
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 794071512
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 781238263
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 760137463
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 740694769
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 718242644
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 716972561
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 713990005
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 703131990
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 702454710
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 695279402
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 685483353
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 678824513
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 664161815
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 657997619
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 651550403
52.0%
19
France
KWD 560613806
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 507391646
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 499794667
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 488662136
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 723498145
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 630790439
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1221646392
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1126632383
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1058764646
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 917594878
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 882302197
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 882303052
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 882305912
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 842713346
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 828009461
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 814440056
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 800850841
41.0%
11
China
KWD 746571680
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 731542556
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 719421115
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 707597595
47.9%
15
India
KWD 156261780
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1201397859
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 984105892
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 911149635
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 906057997
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 882303160
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 882301678
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 877552570
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 831402079
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 827980885
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 824431066
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 814439806
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 774346076
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 987499241
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 950171195
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 926178856
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 923294812
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 897911939
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 882302358
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 834793218
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 826445575
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 822561048
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 814432671
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 746566011
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 746564056
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1357382782
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1357383945
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1343810588
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1289517840
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1289517840
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1248796224
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1018040485
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 790555938
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 678701114
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%.