Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
149,538,456 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 149,538,185 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
149,538,185 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 149,538,456 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 1,794,461,472 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,794,458,217 KWD per year, or 149,538,185 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 1561181481
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1462486100
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1444541485
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1381735009
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1049759961
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1032794175
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 1004899055
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 979206199
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 949511753
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 947835192
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 943891072
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 929536463
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 928640645
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 919155837
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 906205861
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 897402860
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 878015963
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 869869372
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 861346054
52.0%
19
France
KWD 741125481
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 670769572
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 660725414
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 646008874
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 956458732
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 833900602
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1615013237
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1489404029
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1399682578
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1213057083
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 1166400477
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1166401329
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1166404189
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1114063612
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1094624767
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1076684619
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1058720291
41.0%
11
China
KWD 986962530
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 967094272
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 951070479
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 935438679
47.9%
15
India
KWD 206555999
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1588243992
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1300984739
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1204535741
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1197805074
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1166401437
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1166399955
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1160121087
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1099110070
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1094585712
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1089892495
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1076684370
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1023681650
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1305470774
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1256123186
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1224405558
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1220592731
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1187036570
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1166400635
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1103593895
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1092558245
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1087422811
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1076677234
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 986956861
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 986954905
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1794457054
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1794458217
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1776514118
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1704738398
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1704738398
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1650904554
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1345846189
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1045112365
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 897238250
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%.