Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
12,600,139 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 12,599,868 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
12,599,868 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 12,600,139 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 151,201,668 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 151,198,413 KWD per year, or 12,599,868 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 131545451
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 123229359
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 121717343
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 116424960
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 88452976
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 87024211
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 84673565
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 82479324
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 80013693
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 79865363
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 79536415
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 78327885
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 78253697
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 77451874
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 76359659
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 75618021
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 73992604
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 73299182
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 72581348
52.0%
19
France
KWD 62459182
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 56520701
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 55677154
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 54435344
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 80601257
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 70271198
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 136079414
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 125498392
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 117939931
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 102213467
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 98281589
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 98282456
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 98285316
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 93873192
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 92236287
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 90728737
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 89213439
41.0%
11
China
KWD 83169638
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 81494978
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 80142783
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 78828901
47.9%
15
India
KWD 17465783
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 133825962
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 109621382
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 101497597
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 100929154
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 98282564
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 98281082
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 97753624
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 92613440
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 92236629
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 91842221
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 90728487
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 86259446
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 109999267
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 105841323
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 103168313
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 102847413
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 100020209
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 98281762
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 92989115
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 92059514
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 91627089
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 90721352
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 83163969
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 83162013
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 151197250
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 151198413
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 149686912
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 143641585
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 143641585
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 139105535
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 113401336
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 113401309
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 88061422
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 75608348
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%.