Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
14,738,642 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 14,738,371 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
14,738,371 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 14,738,642 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 176,863,704 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 176,860,449 KWD per year, or 14,738,371 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 153871422
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 144143919
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 142375282
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 136184728
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 103465267
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 101793867
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 99044305
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 96483097
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 93592246
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 93420051
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 93034646
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 91620819
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 91533800
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 90596379
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 89318988
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 88451458
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 86548668
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 85738854
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 84899125
52.0%
19
France
KWD 73057602
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 66113144
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 65125916
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 63673677
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 94279122
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 82196448
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 159175246
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 146797882
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 137956319
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 119561003
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 114961913
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 114962780
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 114965640
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 109805038
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 107890128
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 106125958
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 104353784
41.0%
11
China
KWD 97283757
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 95324976
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 93743662
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 92206184
47.9%
15
India
KWD 20418718
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 156538942
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 128226358
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 118723239
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 118058564
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 114962888
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 114961405
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 114344130
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 108331437
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 107889856
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 107428315
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 106125709
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 100898739
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 128668398
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 123804748
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 120678161
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 120302730
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 116995646
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 114962086
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 108771268
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 107683844
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 107177975
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 106118573
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 97278088
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 97276133
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 176859286
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 176860449
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 175092327
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 168020519
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 168020519
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 162714608
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 132647863
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 132647836
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 103007249
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 88439366
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%.