Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
151,794,223 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 151,793,952 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
151,793,952 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 151,794,223 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 1,821,530,676 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,821,527,421 KWD per year, or 151,793,952 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 1584731688
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1484547501
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1466332194
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1402578296
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1065595445
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1048373720
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 1020057810
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 993977864
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 963834881
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 962133145
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 958129473
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 943558311
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 942648958
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 933021117
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 919875809
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 910940014
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 891260534
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 882991169
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 874339272
52.0%
19
France
KWD 752305062
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 680888014
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 670692295
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 655753787
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 970886618
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 846479769
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1639375521
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1511871469
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1420796557
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1231355865
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 1183995460
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1183996311
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1183999171
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1130869075
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1111136981
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1092926142
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1074690851
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1001850592
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 981682634
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 965417157
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 949549500
47.9%
15
India
KWD 209670857
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1612202431
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1320609912
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1222705944
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1215873767
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1183996419
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1183994937
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1177621328
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1115689958
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1111097278
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1106333247
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1092925892
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1039123684
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1325163620
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1275071629
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1242875553
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1239005204
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1204942848
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1183995618
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1120241455
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1109039330
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1103826424
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1092918756
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1001844923
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1001842967
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1821526258
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1821527421
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1803312629
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1730454142
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1730454142
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1675808222
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1366148092
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1060877740
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 910772852
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%.