Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
155,449,195 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 155,448,924 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
155,448,924 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 155,449,195 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 1,865,390,340 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,865,387,085 KWD per year, or 155,448,924 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 1622889596
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1520293127
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1501639224
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1436350238
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1091253349
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1073616930
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 1044619221
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1017912083
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 987042345
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 985299820
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 981199656
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 966277617
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 965346334
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 955486738
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 942024939
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 932873981
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 912720436
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 904252141
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 895391911
52.0%
19
France
KWD 770419103
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 697282712
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 686841423
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 671543266
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 994263819
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 866861530
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1678849218
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1548274990
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1455007095
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1261004997
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1212505093
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1212507953
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1158098616
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1137891376
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1119241940
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1100567614
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1025973407
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1005319850
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 988662779
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 972412968
47.9%
15
India
KWD 214717797
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1651021786
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1352408169
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1252146743
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1245150093
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1212505201
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1212503719
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1205976600
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1142554002
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1137850621
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1132971853
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1119241690
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1064144087
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1357071525
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1305773393
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1272802098
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1268838547
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1233956016
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1212504399
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1147215149
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1135743286
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1130404854
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1119234555
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1025967738
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1025965783
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1865385922
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1865387085
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1846733697
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1772120823
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1772120823
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1716159113
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1399042840
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1086422047
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 932702684
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%.