Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
177,303,204 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 177,302,933 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
177,302,933 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 177,303,204 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 2,127,638,448 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,127,635,193 KWD per year, or 177,302,933 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 1851045450
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1734025335
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1712748951
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1638281281
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1244668492
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1224552517
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 1191478162
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1161020875
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1125805686
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1123819270
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1119142161
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 1102122137
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 1101059730
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 1089814415
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1074460233
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 1064022762
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 1041034659
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 1031376911
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 1021271002
52.0%
19
France
KWD 878727572
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 795310793
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 783401177
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 765952585
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1134042061
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 988729275
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1914872516
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1765940919
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1659560619
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1438284716
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1382966363
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1382969223
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1320910976
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1297862722
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1276590805
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1255291375
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1170209867
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1146652790
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1127654276
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1109119466
47.9%
15
India
KWD 244894736
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1883132603
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1542538047
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1428180786
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1420200705
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1382966471
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1382964989
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1375520002
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1303180968
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1297815680
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1292250864
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1276590555
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1213747454
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1547857024
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1489347069
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1451740539
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1447219710
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1407433139
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1382965669
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1308497735
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1295413047
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1289324061
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1276583420
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1170204198
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1170202242
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2127634030
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 2127635193
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2106359324
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2021256526
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2021256526
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1957427372
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1595728921
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1239157967
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1063826738
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%.