Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
117,012,522 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 117,012,251 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
117,012,251 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 117,012,522 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 1,404,150,264 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,404,147,009 KWD per year, or 117,012,251 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 1221610730
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1144382465
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1130340963
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1081195379
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 821427904
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 808152510
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 786324779
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 766213373
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 742986384
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 741672812
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 738587376
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 727355257
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 726654595
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 719232192
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 709098700
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 702210455
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 687042309
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 680666014
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 673996674
52.0%
19
France
KWD 579926952
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 524871633
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 517012827
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 505496839
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 748422858
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 652521422
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1263733150
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1165445727
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1095239835
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 949206709
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 912698189
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 912699044
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 912701904
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 871745413
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 856534930
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 842497894
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 828440581
41.0%
11
China
KWD 772291365
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 756744497
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 744205539
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 731974567
47.9%
15
India
KWD 161642814
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1242786958
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1018009114
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 942539342
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 937272342
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 912699152
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 912697669
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 907784891
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 860044455
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 856505233
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 852833080
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 842497645
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 801022767
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1021519370
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 982905340
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 958086463
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 955103048
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 928845706
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 912698350
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 863552502
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 854917266
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 850898903
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 842490509
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 772285696
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 772283741
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1404145846
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1404147009
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1390106022
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1333942751
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1333942751
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1291818243
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1053112783
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 817791214
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 702082646
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%.