Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
12,301,120 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 12,300,849 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
12,300,849 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 12,301,120 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 147,613,440 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 147,610,185 KWD per year, or 12,300,849 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 128423693
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 120304954
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 118828819
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 113662025
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 86353862
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 84959024
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 82664157
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 80521228
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 78115054
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 77970061
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 77649007
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 76469183
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 76396789
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 75613926
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 74547604
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 73823568
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 72236935
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 71559789
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 70858999
52.0%
19
France
KWD 60977243
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 55179425
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 54355969
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 53143582
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 78688731
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 68603734
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 132850008
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 122520163
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 115141113
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 99787825
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 95949241
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 95950108
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 95952968
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 91645500
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 90047467
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 88575800
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 87096421
41.0%
11
China
KWD 81196112
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 79561180
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 78241022
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 76958405
47.9%
15
India
KWD 17052885
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 130650089
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 107019916
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 99088999
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 98534012
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 95950216
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 95948734
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 95433834
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 90415651
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 90047896
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 89662875
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 88575550
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 84212488
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 107388831
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 103329563
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 100719975
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 100406700
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 97646596
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 95949414
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 90782355
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 89874821
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 89452666
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 88568415
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 81190443
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 81188488
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 147609022
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 147610185
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 146134566
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 140232768
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 140232768
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 135804365
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 110710165
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 110710138
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 85971602
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 73814234
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%.