Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
134,915,304 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 134,915,033 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
134,915,033 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 134,915,304 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 1,618,983,648 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,618,980,393 KWD per year, or 134,915,033 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 1408515774
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1319471673
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1303281837
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1246617085
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 947105434
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 931798790
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 906631474
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 883447951
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 856661172
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 855147805
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 851589736
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 838638950
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 837830871
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 829273288
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 817589559
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 809647402
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 792157190
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 784806497
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 777116698
52.0%
19
France
KWD 668653139
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 605176137
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 596114479
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 582836857
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 862929052
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 752355355
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1457083196
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1343757435
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1262809875
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1094434075
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 1052339890
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1052340743
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1052343603
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1005121134
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 987583294
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 971397925
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 955190130
41.0%
11
China
KWD 890449727
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 872524298
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 858067232
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 843964392
47.9%
15
India
KWD 186363732
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1432931904
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1173763317
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1086746251
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1080673626
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1052340851
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1052339369
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1046674674
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 991629903
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 987548447
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 983314284
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 971397675
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 923577693
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1177810657
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1133288709
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1104672652
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1101232715
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1070957989
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1052340049
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 995675033
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 985718572
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 981085356
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 971390540
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 890444058
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 890442102
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1618979230
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1618980393
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1602791072
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1538034466
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1538034466
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1489464956
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1214237821
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 942912325
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 809499338
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%.