Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
141,721,060 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 141,720,789 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
141,720,789 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 141,721,060 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 1,700,652,720 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,700,649,465 KWD per year, or 141,720,789 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 1479567866
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1386031967
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1369025440
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1309502270
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 994881841
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 978803016
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 952366154
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 928014763
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 899874728
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 898285409
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 894547668
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 880943530
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 880094616
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 871105494
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 858832441
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 850489639
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 832116691
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 824395580
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 816317853
52.0%
19
France
KWD 702382466
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 635703954
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 626185032
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 612237723
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 906458667
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 790307299
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1530585360
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1411542765
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1326511751
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1149642367
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 1105424788
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1105425640
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1105428500
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1055824014
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1037401428
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1020399368
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1003374065
41.0%
11
China
KWD 935367716
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 916538076
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 901351841
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 886537407
47.9%
15
India
KWD 195761408
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1505215648
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1232973394
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1141566616
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1135187732
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1105425748
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1105424266
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1099473729
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1041652210
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1037364623
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1032916812
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1020399118
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 970167040
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1237224907
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1190457059
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1160397502
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1156784018
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1124982080
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1105424946
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1045901512
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1035442787
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1030575833
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1020391983
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 935362047
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 935360092
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1700648302
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1700649465
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1683643453
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1615620084
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1615620084
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1564600502
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1275489625
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 990477209
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 850333874
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%.