Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
13,185,164 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 13,184,893 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
13,184,893 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 13,185,164 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 158,221,968 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 158,218,713 KWD per year, or 13,184,893 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 137653112
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 128950904
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 127368684
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 121830591
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 92559851
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 91064709
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 88604933
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 86310302
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 83728344
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 83573486
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 83229093
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 81964400
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 81886702
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 81047784
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 79904911
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 79128833
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 77427535
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 76702273
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 75951092
52.0%
19
France
KWD 65358566
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 59144882
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 58262029
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 56962652
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 84343077
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 73533559
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 142397684
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 131325241
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 123415765
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 106959190
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 102844784
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 102845651
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 102848511
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 98231628
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 96518670
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 94940917
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 93355346
41.0%
11
China
KWD 87030803
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 85278416
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 83863542
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 82488492
47.9%
15
India
KWD 18273610
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 140039496
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 114711099
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 106209973
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 105615205
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 102845759
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 102844277
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 102292248
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 96913374
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 96518844
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 96106070
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 94940667
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 90264281
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 115106535
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 110755533
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 107958439
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 107622621
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 104664138
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 102844957
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 97306600
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 96333823
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 95881307
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 94933532
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 87025134
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 87023178
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 158217550
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 158218713
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 156637009
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 150310870
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 150310870
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 145564211
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 118666561
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 118666534
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 92150115
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 79118498
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%.