Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
124,069,920 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 124,069,649 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
124,069,649 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 124,069,920 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 1,488,839,040 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,488,835,785 KWD per year, or 124,069,649 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 1295289965
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1213403818
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1198515427
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1146405737
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 870970838
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 856894712
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 833750493
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 812428038
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 787797756
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 786405423
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 783133672
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 771224043
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 770481037
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 762611138
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 751866532
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 744562828
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 728479308
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 721718898
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 714647287
52.0%
19
France
KWD 614903416
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 556528213
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 548195235
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 535984798
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 793561976
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 691876635
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1317743385
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1079408476
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 999386683
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 993802100
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 967746856
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 967745374
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 962536185
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 911916331
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 908163356
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 904269655
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 893310910
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 849334749
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1083130455
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1042187483
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1015871732
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1012708353
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 984867331
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 967746054
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 915636099
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 906480027
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 902219285
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 893303775
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 818864523
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 818862568
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1488834622
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1488835785
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1473947910
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1414397088
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1414397088
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1369731917
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1116629365
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 867114804
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 744427034
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%.