Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
119,750,758 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 119,750,487 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
119,750,487 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 119,750,758 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 1,437,009,096 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,437,005,841 KWD per year, or 119,750,487 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 1250197914
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1171162413
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1156792322
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1106496680
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 840650321
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 827064247
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 804725725
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 784144438
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 760372977
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 759028847
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 755871122
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 744376132
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 743659041
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 736063011
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 725692411
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 718642969
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 703119662
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 696594333
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 689768913
52.0%
19
France
KWD 593497649
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 537154231
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 529111449
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 517326018
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 765936616
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 667791053
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1293306099
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1192718557
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1120869724
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 971419279
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 934056430
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 934057284
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 934060144
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 892145271
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 876578818
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 862213194
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 847826964
41.0%
11
China
KWD 790363723
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 774453053
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 761620720
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 749103445
47.9%
15
India
KWD 165423886
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1271869686
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1041831767
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 964595833
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 959205613
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 934057392
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 934055910
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 929028126
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 880170490
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 876548333
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 872790220
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 862212944
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 819767580
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1045424170
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1005906523
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 980506866
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 977453625
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 950581823
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 934056591
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 883760684
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 874923366
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 870810961
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 862205808
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 790358054
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 790356098
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1437004678
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1437005841
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1422636265
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1365158641
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1365158641
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1322048368
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1077756907
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 836928526
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 718512062
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%.