Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
14,111,978 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 14,111,707 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
14,111,707 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 14,111,978 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 169,343,736 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 169,340,481 KWD per year, or 14,111,707 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 147329050
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 138015145
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 136321707
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 130394352
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 99066086
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 97465787
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 94833123
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 92379451
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 89613206
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 89448004
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 89079143
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 87725476
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 87642217
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 86744531
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 85521404
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 84690765
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 82869256
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 82093550
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 81289541
52.0%
19
France
KWD 69951856
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 63302188
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 62357064
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 60966489
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 90270979
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 78701889
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 152407275
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 140556308
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 132090744
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 114477505
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 110073934
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 110074800
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 110077660
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 105136392
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 103302948
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 101613978
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 99917078
41.0%
11
China
KWD 93147775
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 91272252
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 89758079
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 88286123
47.9%
15
India
KWD 19553394
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 149883161
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 122774381
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 113675460
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 113038985
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 110074908
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 110073426
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 109482471
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 103725457
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 103302856
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 102860987
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 101613728
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 96608861
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 123197621
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 118540771
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 115547099
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 115187647
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 112021187
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 110074107
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 104146487
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 103105312
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 102620965
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 101606592
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 93142106
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 93140150
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 169339318
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 169340481
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 167647559
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 160876549
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 160876549
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 155796237
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 127007887
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 127007860
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 98627544
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 84679382
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%.