Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
12,699,960 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 12,699,689 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
12,699,689 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 12,699,960 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 152,399,520 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 152,396,265 KWD per year, or 12,699,689 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 132587582
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 124205609
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 122681614
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 117347306
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 89153719
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 87713628
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 85344362
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 83132992
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 80647512
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 80498069
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 80166485
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 78948372
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 78873585
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 78065433
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 76964575
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 76217060
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 74578695
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 73879841
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 73156317
52.0%
19
France
KWD 62953894
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 56968457
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 56118203
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 54866571
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 81239712
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 70827844
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 137157480
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 126492609
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 118874255
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 103023215
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 99060193
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 99061060
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 99063920
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 94616858
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 92966976
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 91447448
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 89920160
41.0%
11
China
KWD 83828456
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 82140534
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 80777645
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 79453326
47.9%
15
India
KWD 17603620
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 134886158
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 110489824
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 102301655
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 101728721
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 99061168
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 99059686
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 98528035
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 93347125
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 92967290
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 92569748
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 91447198
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 86942779
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 110870704
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 106679819
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 103985637
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 103662192
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 100812588
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 99060366
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 93725794
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 92788826
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 92352973
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 91440063
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 83822787
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 83820832
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 152395102
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 152396265
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 150872785
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 144779544
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 144779544
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 140207558
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 114299725
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 114299698
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 88759063
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 76207274
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%.