Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
165,577,656 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 165,577,385 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
165,577,385 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 165,577,656 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 1,986,931,872 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,986,928,617 KWD per year, or 165,577,385 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 1728630729
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1619349476
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1599480157
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1529937217
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1162355145
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1143569551
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 1112682479
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1084237297
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1051353616
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1049498057
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1045130502
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 1029236130
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 1028244077
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 1017742256
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1003403413
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 993656207
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 972188958
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 963169399
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 953731846
52.0%
19
France
KWD 820615756
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 742714815
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 731593015
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 715298218
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1059045456
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 923342366
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1788236597
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1649154461
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1549809490
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1343167072
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1291507089
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1291509949
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1233555647
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1212031711
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1192166859
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1172275902
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1092821250
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1070822027
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1053079791
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1035770974
47.9%
15
India
KWD 228703604
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1758595886
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1440525779
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1333731497
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1326279066
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1291507197
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1291505715
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1284553201
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1216998190
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1211988042
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1206791318
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1192166610
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1133479277
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1445492990
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1390852466
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1355732924
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1351511097
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1314355739
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1291506395
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1221963191
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1209743848
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1204057564
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1192159474
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1092815581
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1092813625
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1986927454
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1986928617
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1967059814
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1887585278
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1887585278
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1827977322
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1490198989
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1157209050
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 993473450
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%.