Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
121,004,136 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 121,003,865 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
121,003,865 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 121,004,136 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 1,452,049,632 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,452,046,377 KWD per year, or 121,003,865 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 1263283180
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1183420450
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1168899954
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1118077892
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 849449035
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 835720752
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 813148425
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 792352058
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 768331376
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 766973258
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 763782444
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 752167130
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 751442518
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 743767014
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 733287881
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 726164655
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 710478780
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 703885233
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 696988371
52.0%
19
France
KWD 599709391
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 542776369
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 534649375
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 522740611
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 773953222
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 674780450
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1306842581
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1205202202
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1132601343
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 981586682
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 943832778
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 943833633
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 943836493
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 901482936
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 885753545
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 871237515
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 856700730
41.0%
11
China
KWD 798636018
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 782558824
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 769592204
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 756943879
47.9%
15
India
KWD 167154604
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1285181779
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1052736155
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 974691793
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 969245170
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 943833741
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 943832259
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 938751833
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 889382818
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 885722699
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 881925240
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 871237266
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 828347680
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1056366160
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1016434898
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 990769400
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 987684198
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 960531137
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 943832939
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 893010613
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 884080796
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 879925345
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 871230130
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 798630349
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 798628393
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1452045214
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1452046377
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1437526396
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1379447150
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1379447150
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1335885661
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1089037309
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 845688285
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 726032330
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%.