Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
129,862,720 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 129,862,449 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
129,862,449 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 129,862,720 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 1,558,352,640 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,558,349,385 KWD per year, or 129,862,449 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 1355766797
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1270057402
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1254473875
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1199931209
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 911636294
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 896902917
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 872678109
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 850361610
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 824579487
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 823122507
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 819697826
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 807232088
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 806454325
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 798217116
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 786970900
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 779326182
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 762491311
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 755415616
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 748013815
52.0%
19
France
KWD 643612533
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 582512327
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 573790142
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 561009694
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 830612725
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 724179883
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1402515288
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1293433699
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1215517689
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1053447514
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 1012929734
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1012930588
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1012933448
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 967479385
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 950598379
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 935019320
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 919418441
41.0%
11
China
KWD 857102672
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 839848529
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 825932798
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 812358243
47.9%
15
India
KWD 179386911
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1379268551
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1129805836
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1046047687
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1040202428
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1012930696
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1012929214
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1007476727
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 954493411
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 950564986
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 946489435
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 935019070
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 888989825
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1133701599
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1090847003
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1063302600
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1059991504
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1030850577
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1012929894
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 958386963
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 948803383
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 944343693
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 935011935
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 857097003
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 857095048
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1558348222
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1558349385
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1542766374
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1480435008
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1480435008
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1433684429
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1168764565
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 907600220
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 779183834
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%.