Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
157,297,920 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 157,297,649 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
157,297,649 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 157,297,920 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 1,887,575,040 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,887,571,785 KWD per year, or 157,297,649 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 1642190285
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1538373658
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1519497907
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1453432457
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1104231398
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1086385223
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 1057042653
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1030018273
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 998780935
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 997017778
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 992868808
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 977769291
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 976826917
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 966850097
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 953228212
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 943968423
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 923575091
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 915006174
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 906040567
52.0%
19
France
KWD 779581384
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 705575331
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 695009830
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 679529758
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1006088264
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 877170849
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1698815448
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1566688291
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1472311161
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1276001854
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1226925148
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1226928008
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1171871616
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1151424043
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1132552760
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1113656365
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1038174992
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1017275814
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1000420670
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 983977561
47.9%
15
India
KWD 217270595
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1670657042
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1368492076
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1267038223
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1259958380
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1226925256
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1226923774
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1220319009
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1156142131
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1151382757
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1146445952
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1132552510
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1076799682
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1373210895
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1321302683
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1287939274
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1283928580
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1248631195
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1226924454
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1160858739
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1149250441
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1143848516
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1132545375
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1038169323
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1038167368
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1887570622
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1887571785
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1868696550
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1793196288
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1793196288
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1736569037
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1415681365
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1099342638
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 943795034
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%.