Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
158,447,293 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 158,447,022 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
158,447,022 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 158,447,293 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 1,901,367,516 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,901,364,261 KWD per year, or 158,447,022 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 1654189739
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1549614526
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1530600850
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1464052663
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1112299997
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1094323414
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 1064766440
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1037544828
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1006078948
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1004302964
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1000123651
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 984913794
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 983964523
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 973914824
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 960193413
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 950865961
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 930323551
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 921692077
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 912660955
52.0%
19
France
KWD 785277677
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 710730945
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 700088220
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 684495049
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1013439654
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 883580268
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1711228677
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1578136046
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1483069292
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1285325568
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1235890257
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1235893117
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1180434445
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1159837454
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1140828246
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1121793788
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1045760854
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1024708970
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1007730683
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 991167397
47.9%
15
India
KWD 218857697
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1682864501
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1378491621
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1276296423
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1269164858
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1235890365
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1235888883
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1229235845
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1164590022
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1159795836
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1154822950
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1140827996
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1084667807
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1383244921
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1330957417
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1297350225
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1293310222
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1257754918
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1235889564
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1169341112
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1157647990
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1152206591
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1140820860
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1045755185
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1045753229
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1901363098
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1901364261
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1882351101
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1806299140
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1806299140
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1749258115
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1426025722
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1107375514
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 950691272
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%.