Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
12,362,220 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 12,361,949 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
12,361,949 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 12,362,220 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 148,346,640 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 148,343,385 KWD per year, or 12,361,949 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 129061577
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 120902512
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 119419045
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 114226589
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 86782784
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 85381014
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 83074749
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 80921335
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 78503012
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 78357337
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 78034670
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 76848980
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 76776220
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 75989483
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 74917870
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 74190238
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 72595679
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 71915207
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 71210935
52.0%
19
France
KWD 61280055
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 55453494
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 54625933
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 53407534
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 79079527
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 68944455
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 133509888
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 123128719
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 115713009
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 100283468
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 96425821
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 96426688
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 96429548
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 92100695
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 90494719
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 89015720
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 87529001
41.0%
11
China
KWD 81599372
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 79956322
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 78629618
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 77340613
47.9%
15
India
KWD 17137254
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 131299031
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 107551486
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 99581160
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 99023423
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 96426796
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 96425314
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 95907848
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 90864736
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 90495130
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 90108191
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 89015470
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 84630752
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 107922234
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 103842803
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 101220256
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 100905423
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 98131608
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 96425994
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 91233273
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 90321230
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 89896977
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 89008335
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 81593703
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 81591748
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 148342222
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 148343385
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 146860434
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 140929308
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 140929308
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 136478909
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 111260065
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 111260038
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 86398625
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 74180834
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%.