Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
13,514,222 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 13,513,951 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
13,513,951 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 13,514,222 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 162,170,664 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 162,167,409 KWD per year, or 13,513,951 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 141088478
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 132169091
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 130547385
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 124871087
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 94869838
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 93337361
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 90816203
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 88465105
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 85817718
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 85659187
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 85306107
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 84009825
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 83930152
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 83070369
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 81899002
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 81103553
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 79359575
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 78616403
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 77846466
52.0%
19
France
KWD 66989377
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 60620900
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 59715939
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 58384183
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 86447732
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 75368534
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 145951510
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 134602659
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 126495747
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 109628508
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 105411437
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 105412304
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 105415164
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 100683110
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 98927374
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 97310134
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 95685037
41.0%
11
China
KWD 89202585
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 87406480
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 85956351
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 84546895
47.9%
15
India
KWD 18727987
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 143534412
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 117573904
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 108860536
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 108250959
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 105412412
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 105410929
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 104845080
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 99331950
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 98927454
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 98504350
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 97309885
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 92516874
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 117979211
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 113519620
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 110652733
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 110308524
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 107276200
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 105411610
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 99735048
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 98737987
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 98274169
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 97302749
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 89196916
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 89194961
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 162166246
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 162167409
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 160546218
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 154062131
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 154062131
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 149197011
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 121628083
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 121628056
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 94449875
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 81092846
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%.