Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
12,986,592 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 12,986,321 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
12,986,321 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 12,986,592 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 155,839,104 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 155,835,849 KWD per year, or 12,986,321 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 135580020
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 127008870
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 125450479
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 119995786
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 91165876
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 89693264
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 87270529
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 85009973
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 82467500
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 82314857
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 81975706
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 80730076
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 80653570
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 79827243
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 78701565
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 77937176
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 76261634
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 75547179
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 74807317
52.0%
19
France
KWD 64374443
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 58254170
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 57384658
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 56104821
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 83073010
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 72426233
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 140253106
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 129347464
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 121557131
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 105348374
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 101295923
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 101296790
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 101299650
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 96752266
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 95065122
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 93511198
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 91949480
41.0%
11
China
KWD 85720227
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 83994223
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 82600624
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 81246336
47.9%
15
India
KWD 17999414
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 137930468
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 112983523
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 104610476
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 104024643
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 101296898
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 101295415
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 100751726
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 95453870
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 95065354
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 94658814
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 93510949
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 88904941
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 113373001
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 109087528
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 106332551
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 106001797
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 103087873
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 101296096
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 95841139
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 94883016
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 94437320
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 93503813
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 85714558
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 85712603
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 155834686
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 155835849
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 154277973
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 148047149
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 148047149
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 143371976
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 116879413
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 116879386
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 90762311
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 77927066
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%.