Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
165,360,000 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 165,359,729 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
165,359,729 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 165,360,000 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 1,984,320,000 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,984,316,745 KWD per year, or 165,359,729 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 1726358400
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1617220800
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1597377600
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1527926076
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1160827200
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1142066301
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 1111219831
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1082811998
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1049971596
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1048118466
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1043756657
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 1027883181
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 1026892434
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 1016404413
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1002084417
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 992350025
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 970911006
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 961903294
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 952478147
52.0%
19
France
KWD 819537053
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 741738500
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 730631324
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 714357944
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1057653328
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 922128619
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1756284168
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1438632172
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1331978277
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1324535641
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1289809480
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1289807998
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1282864625
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1215398419
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1210394863
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1205204971
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1190599486
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1131989295
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1443592853
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1389024155
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1353950779
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1349734502
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1312627986
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1289808678
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1220356890
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1208153610
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1202474801
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1190592351
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1091379051
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1091377096
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1984315582
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1984316745
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1964474060
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1885104000
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1885104000
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1825574400
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1488240085
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1155687870
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 992167514
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%.