Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
158,282,715 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 158,282,444 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
158,282,444 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 158,282,715 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 1,899,392,580 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,899,389,325 KWD per year, or 158,282,444 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 1652471545
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1548004953
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1529011027
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1462531962
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1111144659
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1093186749
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 1063660476
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1036467105
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1005033950
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1003259803
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 999084835
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 983890777
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 982942494
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 972903230
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 959196070
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 949878307
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 929357243
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 920734727
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 911712986
52.0%
19
France
KWD 784462028
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 709992715
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 699361048
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 683784073
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1012387013
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 882662507
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1709451234
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1576496849
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1481528842
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1283990511
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1234606549
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1234609409
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1179208339
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1158632743
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1139643284
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1120628595
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1044674639
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1023644621
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1006683966
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 990137889
47.9%
15
India
KWD 218630441
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1681116522
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1377059793
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1274970747
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1267846588
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1234606657
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1234605175
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1227959048
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1163380374
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1158591173
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1153623453
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1139643034
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1083541175
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1381808155
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1329574961
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1296002677
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1291966871
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1256448498
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1234605855
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1168126526
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1156445550
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1151009804
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1139635899
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1044668970
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1044667015
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1899388162
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1899389325
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1880395914
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1804422951
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1804422951
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1747441174
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1424544520
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1106225291
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 949703804
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%.