Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
129,476,616 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 129,476,345 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
129,476,345 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 129,476,616 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 1,553,719,392 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,553,716,137 KWD per year, or 129,476,345 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 1351735871
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1266281304
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1250744111
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1196363608
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 908925844
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 894236274
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 870083491
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 847833246
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 822127896
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 820675225
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 817260738
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 804832066
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 804056619
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 795843892
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 784631110
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 777009121
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 760224330
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 753169649
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 745789856
52.0%
19
France
KWD 641699002
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 580780423
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 572084180
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 559341725
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 828143204
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 722026794
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1375167751
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1126446731
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1042937619
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1037109735
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1009919085
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1009917603
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1004481332
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 951655546
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 947738815
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 943675386
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 932239122
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 886346719
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1130330911
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1087603730
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1060141219
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1056839969
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1027785684
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1009918283
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 955537516
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 945982430
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 941536000
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 932231986
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 854548717
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 854546761
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1553714974
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1553716137
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1538179458
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1476033422
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1476033422
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1429421841
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1165289629
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 904901770
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 776867210
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%.