Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
11,957,916 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 11,957,645 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
11,957,645 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 11,957,916 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 143,494,992 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 143,491,737 KWD per year, or 11,957,645 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 124840643
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 116948418
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 115513469
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 110490820
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 83944570
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 82588672
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 80357827
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 78273791
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 75935860
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 75794697
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 75482703
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 74335826
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 74265492
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 73504391
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 72467788
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 71763956
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 70221838
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 69563371
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 68882144
52.0%
19
France
KWD 59276324
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 53639953
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 52839556
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 51660941
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 76493598
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 66689875
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 129143405
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 119101851
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 111928723
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 97003754
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 93272250
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 93273117
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 93275977
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 89088630
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 87535214
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 86104731
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 84666578
41.0%
11
China
KWD 78930966
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 77341631
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 76058245
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 74811512
47.9%
15
India
KWD 16578974
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 127004929
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 104034041
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 96324491
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 95784948
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 93273225
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 93271743
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 92771258
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 87893101
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 87535741
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 87161494
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 86104482
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 81863057
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 104392660
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 100446650
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 97909855
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 97605332
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 94922243
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 93272423
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 88249510
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 87367304
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 86956936
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 86097346
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 78925297
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 78923341
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 143490574
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 143491737
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 142057302
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 136320242
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 136320242
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 132015393
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 107621329
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 107621302
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 83572977
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 71755010
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%.