Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
117,656,153 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 117,655,882 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
117,655,882 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 117,656,153 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 1,411,873,836 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,411,870,581 KWD per year, or 117,655,882 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 1228330237
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1150677176
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1136558438
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1087142529
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 825946194
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 812597774
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 790649979
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 770428126
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 747073157
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 745752402
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 742649975
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 731356068
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 730651544
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 723188329
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 712999104
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 706072969
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 690821342
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 684410016
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 677703989
52.0%
19
France
KWD 583116787
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 527758696
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 519856647
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 508277325
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 752539522
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 656110597
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1270684365
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1171856291
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1101264222
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 954427844
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 917718510
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 917719365
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 917722225
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 876540464
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 861246309
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 847132038
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 832997412
41.0%
11
China
KWD 776539330
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 760906949
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 748299032
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 736000764
47.9%
15
India
KWD 162531567
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1249622945
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1023608703
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 947723790
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 942427827
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 917719473
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 917717991
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 912778180
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 864775143
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 861216427
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 857524069
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 847131788
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 805428794
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1027138269
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 988311841
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 963356450
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 960356621
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 933954848
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 917718672
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 868302499
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 859619763
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 855579295
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 847124652
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 776533661
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 776531705
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1411869418
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1411870581
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1397752358
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1341280144
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1341280144
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1298923929
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1058905462
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 822289500
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 705944432
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%.