Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
15,616,098 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 15,615,827 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
15,615,827 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 15,616,098 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 187,393,176 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 187,389,921 KWD per year, or 15,615,827 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 163032063
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 152725438
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 150851507
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 144292421
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 109625008
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 107854052
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 104940810
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 102229030
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 99163706
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 98981718
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 98573148
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 97075086
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 96982802
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 95989743
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 94636371
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 93717187
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 91700587
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 90843016
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 89953272
52.0%
19
France
KWD 77406274
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 70049050
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 69002868
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 67464287
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 99891331
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 87089536
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 168651771
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 155537344
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 146169307
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 126678926
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 121806070
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 121806936
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 121809796
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 116342085
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 114313106
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 112443642
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 110566067
41.0%
11
China
KWD 103074967
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 100999607
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 99324282
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 97695060
47.9%
15
India
KWD 21630347
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 165858378
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 135860225
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 125791147
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 125086986
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 121807044
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 121805562
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 121151434
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 114780739
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 114312581
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 113823495
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 112443392
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 106905435
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 136328589
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 131175379
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 127862683
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 127464876
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 123960892
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 121806243
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 115246893
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 114094713
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 113558709
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 112436256
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 103069298
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 103067342
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 187388758
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 187389921
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 185516504
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 178023517
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 178023517
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 172401722
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 140544967
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 140544940
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 109139718
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 93704102
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%.