Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
139,478,976 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 139,478,705 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
139,478,705 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 139,478,976 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 1,673,747,712 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,673,744,457 KWD per year, or 139,478,705 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 1456160509
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1364104385
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1347366908
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1288785414
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 979142412
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 963317974
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 937299350
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 913332700
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 885638481
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 884074184
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 880395634
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 867006735
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 866171274
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 857324318
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 845245412
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 837034598
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 818952458
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 811353377
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 803403449
52.0%
19
France
KWD 691270698
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 625646889
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 616278608
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 602551920
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 892118298
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 777804435
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1506370853
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1389211608
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1305525845
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1131454582
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 1087936532
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1087937385
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1087940245
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1039120489
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1020989373
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1004256363
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 987500380
41.0%
11
China
KWD 920569962
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 902038205
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 887092186
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 872512180
47.9%
15
India
KWD 192665444
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1481402537
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1213467263
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1123506629
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1117228639
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1087937493
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1087936011
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1082079641
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1025172892
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1020953213
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1016575786
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1004256114
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 954818675
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1217651514
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1171623554
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1142039542
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1138483232
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1107184417
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1087936691
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1029354932
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1019061672
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1014271721
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1004248978
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 920564293
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 920562337
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1673743294
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1673744457
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1657007495
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1590060326
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1590060326
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1539847895
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1255310869
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 974807464
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 836881370
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%.