Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
12,640,176 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 12,639,905 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
12,639,905 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 12,640,176 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 151,682,112 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 151,678,857 KWD per year, or 12,639,905 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 131963437
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 123620921
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 122104100
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 116794902
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 88734036
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 87300728
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 84942614
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 82741503
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 80267910
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 80119134
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 79789128
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 78576755
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 78502326
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 77697965
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 76602284
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 75858288
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 74227678
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 73532077
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 72811961
52.0%
19
France
KWD 62657605
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 56700290
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 55854054
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 54608304
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 80857333
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 70494462
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 136511813
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 125897160
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 118314677
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 102538247
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 98593878
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 98594745
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 98597605
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 94171467
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 92529357
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 91017003
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 89496896
41.0%
11
China
KWD 83433882
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 81753902
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 80397418
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 79079351
47.9%
15
India
KWD 17521068
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 134251194
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 109969703
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 101820095
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 101249851
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 98594853
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 98593371
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 98064231
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 92907712
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 92529688
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 92134023
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 91016754
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 86533523
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 110348790
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 106177634
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 103496132
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 103174211
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 100338023
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 98594051
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 93284588
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 92352032
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 91918233
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 91009618
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 83428213
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 83426257
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 151677694
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 151678857
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 150162551
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 144098006
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 144098006
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 139547543
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 113761669
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 113761642
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 88341238
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 75848570
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%.