Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
135,060,648 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 135,060,377 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
135,060,377 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 135,060,648 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 1,620,727,776 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,620,724,521 KWD per year, or 135,060,377 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 1410033165
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1320893137
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1304685860
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1247960063
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 948125749
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 932802615
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 907608186
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 884399721
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 857584043
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 856069054
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 852507148
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 839542409
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 838733458
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 830166659
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 818470344
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 810519631
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 793010567
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 785651963
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 777953880
52.0%
19
France
KWD 669373464
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 605828090
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 596756667
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 583464743
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 863858672
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 753165858
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1458652911
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1345205062
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1264170295
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1095613106
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 1053473573
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1053474426
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1053477286
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1006203947
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 988647212
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 972444402
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 956219148
41.0%
11
China
KWD 891408997
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 873464258
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 858991620
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 844873583
47.9%
15
India
KWD 186564430
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1434475599
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1175027810
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1087916997
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1081837832
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1053474534
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1053473052
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1047802253
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 992698181
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 988612323
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 984373598
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 972444152
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 924572657
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1179079510
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1134509599
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1105862714
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1102419071
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1072111730
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1053473733
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 996747672
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 986780484
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 982142276
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 972437016
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 891403328
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 891401372
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1620723358
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1620724521
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1604517758
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1539691387
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1539691387
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1491069554
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1215545917
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 943928123
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 810371402
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%.