Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
12,162,193 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 12,161,922 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
12,161,922 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 12,162,193 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 145,946,316 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 145,943,061 KWD per year, or 12,161,922 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 126973295
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 118946248
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 117486784
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 112378339
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 85378595
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 83999519
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 81730568
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 79611479
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 77232929
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 77089486
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 76772100
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 75605612
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 75534052
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 74759998
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 73705707
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 72989849
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 71421235
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 70751650
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 70058779
52.0%
19
France
KWD 60288721
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 54556255
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 53742134
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 52543417
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 77800154
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 67829015
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 131349597
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 121136450
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 113840756
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 98660849
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 94865610
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 94866477
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 94869337
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 90610494
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 89030522
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 87575526
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 86112834
41.0%
11
China
KWD 80279194
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 78662719
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 77357447
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 76089355
47.9%
15
India
KWD 16861049
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 129174550
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 105811251
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 97969942
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 97421207
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 94866585
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 94865103
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 94356039
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 89394537
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 89030990
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 88650330
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 87575276
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 83261452
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 106175998
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 102162577
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 99582455
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 99272722
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 96543794
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 94865784
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 89757074
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 88859792
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 88442409
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 87568140
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 80273525
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 80271569
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 145941898
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 145943061
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 144484113
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 138649000
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 138649000
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 134270611
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 109459822
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 109459795
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 85000653
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 72980672
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%.