Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
167,961,830 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 167,961,559 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
167,961,559 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 167,961,830 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 2,015,541,960 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,015,538,705 KWD per year, or 167,961,559 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 1753521505
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1642666697
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1622511278
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1551966985
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1179092047
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1160035944
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 1128704129
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1099849822
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1066492072
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1064609906
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1060179408
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 1044056156
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 1043049798
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 1032396801
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1017851507
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 1007963948
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 986187462
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 977038139
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 967464688
52.0%
19
France
KWD 832431722
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 753409237
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 742127250
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 725597849
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1074294632
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 936637589
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1813985676
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1672900834
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1572125358
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1362507491
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1310103646
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1310106506
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1251317743
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1229483865
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1209332912
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1189155568
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1108556798
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1086240815
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1068243138
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1050685037
47.9%
15
India
KWD 231995772
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1783918132
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1461268093
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1352936018
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1345376299
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1310103754
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1310102272
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1303049623
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1234521869
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1229439510
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1224167941
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1209332662
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1149800331
43.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2015537542
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 2015538705
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1995383801
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1914764862
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1914764862
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1854298603
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1511656555
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1173871852
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1007778494
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%.