Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
12,384,903 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 12,384,632 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
12,384,632 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 12,384,903 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 148,618,836 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 148,615,581 KWD per year, or 12,384,632 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 129298387
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 121124351
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 119638163
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 114436179
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 86942019
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 85537675
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 83227179
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 81069873
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 78647039
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 78501111
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 78177845
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 76989978
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 76917081
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 76128906
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 75055329
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 74326361
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 72728861
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 72047154
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 71341589
52.0%
19
France
KWD 61392472
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 55555241
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 54726156
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 53505525
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 79224607
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 69070945
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 133754865
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 123354641
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 115925322
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 100467473
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 96602748
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 96603615
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 96606475
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 92269683
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 90660759
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 89179038
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 87689594
41.0%
11
China
KWD 81749080
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 80103016
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 78773882
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 77482505
47.9%
15
India
KWD 17168576
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 131539946
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 107748828
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 99763871
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 99205114
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 96603723
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 96602241
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 96083823
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 91031456
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 90661163
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 90273512
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 89178788
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 84786031
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 108120256
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 104033341
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 101405982
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 101090570
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 98311666
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 96602922
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 91400674
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 90486956
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 90061924
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 89171652
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 81743411
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 81741455
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 148614418
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 148615581
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 147129908
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 141187894
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 141187894
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 136729329
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 111464212
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 111464185
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 86557155
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 74316932
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%.