Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
146,822,112 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 146,821,841 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
146,821,841 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 146,822,112 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 1,761,865,344 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,761,862,089 KWD per year, or 146,821,841 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 1532822849
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1435920255
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1418301602
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1356635991
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1030691226
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1014033636
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 986645224
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 961418492
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 932264164
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 930617917
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 926745508
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 912651669
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 911772149
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 902459579
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 889744816
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 881101722
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 862067147
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 854068399
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 845699913
52.0%
19
France
KWD 727663280
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 658585172
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 648723520
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 634274268
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 939084996
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 818753051
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1585676722
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1462349243
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1374257598
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1191022101
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 1145212994
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1145213846
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1145216706
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1093826850
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1074741129
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1057126942
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1039488901
41.0%
11
China
KWD 969034659
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 949527295
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 933794531
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 918446745
47.9%
15
India
KWD 202805156
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1559393779
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1277352547
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1182655590
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1176047158
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1145213954
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1145212471
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1139047690
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1079144942
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1074702856
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1070094911
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1057126693
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1005086700
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1281757091
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1233305896
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1202164405
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1198420845
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1165474231
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1145213152
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1083547276
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1072712093
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1067669949
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1057119557
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 969028990
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 969027035
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1761860926
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1761862089
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1744243951
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1673772077
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1673772077
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1620916116
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1321399093
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1026128054
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 880940186
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%.