Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
123,143,124 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 123,142,853 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
123,142,853 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 123,143,124 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 1,477,717,488 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,477,714,233 KWD per year, or 123,142,853 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 1285614215
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1204339753
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1189562578
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1137842141
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 864464730
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 850493758
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 827522424
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 806359007
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 781913009
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 780531019
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 777283736
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 765463079
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 764725634
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 756914501
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 746250149
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 739001003
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 723037692
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 716327726
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 709308942
52.0%
19
France
KWD 610310215
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 552370988
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 544100279
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 531981039
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 787634189
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 686708405
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1329943652
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1226506523
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1152622270
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 998938152
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 960516885
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 960517739
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 960520599
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 917418396
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 901410937
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 886638229
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 871844508
41.0%
11
China
KWD 812753339
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 796391960
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 783196168
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 770324196
47.9%
15
India
KWD 170108209
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1307899910
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1071345351
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 991921341
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 986378464
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 960517847
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 960516365
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 955346101
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 905104380
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 901379476
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 897514869
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 886637979
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 842990293
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1075039526
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1034402397
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1008283220
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1005143473
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 977510424
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 960517045
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 908796345
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 899708671
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 895479758
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 886630844
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 812747670
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 812745714
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1477713070
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1477714233
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1462937573
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1403831614
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1403831614
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1359500089
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1108288201
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 860637501
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 738866258
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%.