Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
114,271,321 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 114,271,050 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
114,271,050 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 114,271,321 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 1,371,255,852 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,371,252,597 KWD per year, or 114,271,050 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 1192992591
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1117573519
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1103860961
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1055866682
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 802184673
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 789220296
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 767903908
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 748262892
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 725580963
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 724297983
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 721284916
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 710315952
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 709631737
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 702383148
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 692487022
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 685760147
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 670947547
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 664720448
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 658207356
52.0%
19
France
KWD 566341560
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 512575735
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 504901105
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 493654850
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 730890137
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 637235257
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1234128179
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1138143365
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1069582194
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 926970087
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 891316820
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 891317676
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 891320536
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 851323467
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 836469339
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 822761247
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 809033207
41.0%
11
China
KWD 754199439
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 739016766
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 726771501
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 714827142
47.9%
15
India
KWD 157857648
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1213672739
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 994160665
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 920458968
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 915315322
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 891317784
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 891316302
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 886518654
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 839896628
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 836440431
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 832854330
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 822760998
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 782257656
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 997588685
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 959879252
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 935641784
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 932728269
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 907086052
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 891316982
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 843322439
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 834889503
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 830965284
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 822753862
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 754193770
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 754191814
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1371251434
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1371252597
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1357540554
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1302693059
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1302693059
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1261555384
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1028441974
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 798633180
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 685635440
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%.