Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
13,215,821 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 13,215,550 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
13,215,550 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 13,215,821 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 158,589,852 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 158,586,597 KWD per year, or 13,215,550 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 137973171
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 129250729
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 127664831
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 122113862
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 92775063
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 91276443
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 88810948
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 86511056
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 83923003
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 83767802
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 83422600
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 82154964
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 82077082
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 81236220
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 80090692
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 79312809
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 77607536
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 76880604
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 76127676
52.0%
19
France
KWD 65510502
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 59282396
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 58397484
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 57095090
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 84539159
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 73704516
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 142728779
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 131630585
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 123702714
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 107207880
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 103083909
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 103084776
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 103087636
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 98460022
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 96743079
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 95161647
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 93572394
41.0%
11
China
KWD 87233139
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 85476679
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 84058521
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 82680265
47.9%
15
India
KWD 18315943
88.5%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 115374170
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 111013052
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 108209455
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 107872855
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 104907493
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 103084082
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 97532849
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 96557809
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 96104240
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 95154262
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 87227470
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 87225514
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 158585434
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 158586597
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 157001214
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 150660359
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 150660359
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 145902664
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 118942474
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 118942447
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 92364374
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 79302440
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%.