Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
119,275,518 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 119,275,247 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
119,275,247 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 119,275,518 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 1,431,306,216 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,431,302,961 KWD per year, or 119,275,247 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 1245236408
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1166514566
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1152201504
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1102105462
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 837314136
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 823781983
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 801532112
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 781032376
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 757355413
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 756016586
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 752871407
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 741422041
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 740707800
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 733141905
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 722812456
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 715790991
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 700329325
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 693829862
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 687031531
52.0%
19
France
KWD 591142360
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 535022501
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 527011649
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 515272981
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 762896981
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 665140902
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1288173507
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1187985167
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1116421478
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 967564133
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 930349558
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 930350412
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 930353272
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 888604733
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 873100061
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 858791466
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 844462322
41.0%
11
China
KWD 787227139
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 771379609
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 758598194
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 746130609
47.9%
15
India
KWD 164767655
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1266822175
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1037697179
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 960767775
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 955398940
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 930350520
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 930349038
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 925341214
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 876677476
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 873069713
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 869326519
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 858791216
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 816514287
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1041275325
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1001914507
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 976615648
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 973574526
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 946809368
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 930349719
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 880253412
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 871451168
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 867355084
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 858784080
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 787221470
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 787219514
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1431301798
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1431302961
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1416990414
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1359740905
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1359740905
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1316801719
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1073479747
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 833607112
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 715660622
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%.