Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
12,381,385 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 12,381,114 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
12,381,114 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 12,381,385 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 148,576,620 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 148,573,365 KWD per year, or 12,381,114 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 129261659
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 121089945
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 119604179
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 114403673
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 86917323
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 85513377
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 83203538
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 81046836
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 78624701
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 78478813
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 78155640
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 76968110
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 76895234
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 76107282
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 75034010
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 74305249
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 72708205
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 72026690
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 71321325
52.0%
19
France
KWD 61375037
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 55539460
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 54710612
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 53490327
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 79202106
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 69051327
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 131502582
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 107718222
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 99735534
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 99176935
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 96576283
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 96574801
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 96056530
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 91005598
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 90635413
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 90247872
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 89153458
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 84761948
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 108089544
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 104003789
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 101377177
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 101061855
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 98283740
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 96575481
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 91374711
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 90461253
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 90036342
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 89146323
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 81720192
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 81718237
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 148572202
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 148573365
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 147088114
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 141147789
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 141147789
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 136690490
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 111432550
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 111432523
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 86532568
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 74295824
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%.