Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
160,958,112 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 160,957,841 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
160,957,841 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 160,958,112 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 1,931,497,344 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,931,494,089 KWD per year, or 160,957,841 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 1680402689
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1574170335
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1554855362
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1487252631
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1129925946
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1111664486
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 1081639144
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1053986675
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1022021544
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1020217539
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1015971940
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 1000521045
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 999556709
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 989347804
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 975408976
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 965933716
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 945065642
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 936297511
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 927123273
52.0%
19
France
KWD 797721296
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 721993444
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 711182022
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 695341788
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1029498852
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 897581719
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1738345522
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1603143803
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1506570558
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1305693332
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1255474646
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1255477506
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1199140046
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1178216649
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1158906142
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1139570085
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1062332259
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1040946789
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1023699491
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1006873681
47.9%
15
India
KWD 222324742
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1709531839
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1400335747
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1296521070
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1289276518
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1255474754
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1255473271
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1248714778
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1183044542
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1178174309
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1173122603
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1158905893
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1101855819
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1405164371
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1352048296
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1317908560
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1313804532
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1277685799
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1255473952
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1187870956
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1175992536
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1170464905
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1158898757
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1062326590
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1062324635
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1931492926
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1931494089
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1912179631
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1834922477
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1834922477
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1776977556
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1448623093
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1124923427
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 965756186
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%.