Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
140,177,436 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 140,177,165 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
140,177,165 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 140,177,436 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 1,682,129,232 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,682,125,977 KWD per year, or 140,177,165 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 1463452432
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1370935324
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1354114032
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1295239184
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 984045601
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 968141916
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 941993001
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 917906496
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 890073395
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 888501303
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 884804313
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 871348363
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 870508711
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 861617467
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 849478079
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 841226148
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 823053415
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 815416319
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 807426579
52.0%
19
France
KWD 694732266
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 628779893
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 619364683
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 605569267
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 896585648
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 781699360
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1513914221
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1396168270
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1312063431
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1137120490
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 1093384520
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1093385373
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1093388233
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1044324016
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1026102101
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1009285275
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 992445393
41.0%
11
China
KWD 925179798
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 906555244
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 891534392
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 876881356
47.9%
15
India
KWD 193629907
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1488820861
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1219543865
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1129132724
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1122823303
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1093385481
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1093383999
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1087498294
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1030306573
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1026065739
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1021666386
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1009285026
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 959600039
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1223749069
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1177490618
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1147758463
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1144184342
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1112728793
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1093384679
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1034509567
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1024164761
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1019350822
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1009277890
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 925174129
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 925172173
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1682124814
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1682125977
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1665305200
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1598022770
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1598022770
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1547558893
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1261597009
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 979688945
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 841072130
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%.