Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
14,806,060 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 14,805,789 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
14,805,789 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 14,806,060 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 177,672,720 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 177,669,465 KWD per year, or 14,805,789 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 154575266
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 144803267
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 143026540
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 136807670
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 103938541
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 102259492
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 99497354
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 96924577
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 94020321
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 93847373
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 93460188
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 92039890
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 91952466
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 91010770
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 89727541
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 88856043
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 86944508
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 86131025
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 85287453
52.0%
19
France
KWD 73391726
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 66415553
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 65423796
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 63964923
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 94710327
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 82572401
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 157254987
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 128812894
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 119266291
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 118598582
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 115488748
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 115487266
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 114867159
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 108826960
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 108383336
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 107919679
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 106611118
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 101360255
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 129256957
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 124371059
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 121230173
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 120853022
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 117530810
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 115487946
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 109268812
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 108176414
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 107668229
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 106603983
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 97723047
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 97721092
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 177668302
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 177669465
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 175893253
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 168789084
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 168789084
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 163458902
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 133254625
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 133254598
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 103478428
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 88843874
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%.