Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
13,059,540 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 13,059,269 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
13,059,269 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 13,059,540 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 156,714,480 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 156,711,225 KWD per year, or 13,059,269 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 136341598
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 127722301
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 126155156
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 120669825
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 91677971
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 90197082
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 87760740
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 85487666
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 82930687
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 82777231
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 82436154
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 81183521
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 81106577
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 80275624
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 79143630
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 78374947
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 76689943
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 75971518
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 75227498
52.0%
19
France
KWD 64735973
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 58581384
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 57706972
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 56419957
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 83539586
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 72833023
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 141040944
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 130074026
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 122239924
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 105940128
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 101864917
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 101865784
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 101868644
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 97295729
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 95599102
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 94036424
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 92465943
41.0%
11
China
KWD 86201684
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 84465988
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 83064573
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 81702658
47.9%
15
India
KWD 18100143
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 138705247
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 113618170
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 105198072
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 104608956
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 101865892
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 101864410
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 101317657
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 95990038
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 95599312
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 95190482
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 94036174
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 89404312
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 114009837
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 109700291
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 106929842
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 106597227
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 103666934
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 101865090
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 96379495
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 95415989
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 94967787
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 94029039
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 86196015
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 86194060
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 156710062
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 156711225
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 155144595
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 148878756
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 148878756
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 144177322
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 117535945
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 117535918
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 91272139
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 78364754
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%.