Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
125,919,352 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 125,919,081 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
125,919,081 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 125,919,352 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 1,511,032,224 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,511,028,969 KWD per year, or 125,919,081 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 1314598035
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1231491263
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1216380940
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1163494488
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 883953851
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 869667888
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 846178677
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 824538859
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 799540835
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 798127863
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 794807287
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 782720113
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 781966009
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 773978842
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 763074090
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 755661512
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 739338113
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 732477044
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 725300015
52.0%
19
France
KWD 624069201
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 564824003
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 556366765
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 543974344
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 805390943
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 702189896
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1359926914
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1254157753
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1178607764
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1021458913
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 982171464
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 982172318
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 982175178
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 938101294
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 921732926
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 906627070
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 891499869
41.0%
11
China
KWD 831076443
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 814346215
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 800852978
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 787690731
47.9%
15
India
KWD 173941742
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1337386150
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1095498535
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1014283858
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1008616051
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 982172426
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 982170943
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 976884078
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 925509656
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 921700666
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 917748907
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 906626821
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 861995184
43.0%
12
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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%.