Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
187,201,196 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 187,200,925 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
187,200,925 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 187,201,196 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 2,246,414,352 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,246,411,097 KWD per year, or 187,200,925 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 1954380486
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1830827697
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1808363553
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1729738727
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1314152396
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1292913395
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 1257992668
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1225836886
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1188653581
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1186556703
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1181618287
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 1163648055
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 1162526261
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 1150653334
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1134442065
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 1123421913
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 1099149999
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 1088953531
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 1078283436
52.0%
19
France
KWD 927782020
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 839709107
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 827134465
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 808711910
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1197349617
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1043924913
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2021770829
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1864524920
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1752205824
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1518577227
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1460170701
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1460173561
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1394651013
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1370316024
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1347856347
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1325367971
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1235536614
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1210664492
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1190605506
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1171035786
47.9%
15
India
KWD 258562302
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1988258899
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1628650577
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1507909111
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1499483621
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1460170809
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1460169327
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1452308624
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1375931209
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1370266134
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1364390597
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1347856098
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1281504950
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1634266494
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1572490202
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1532784307
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1528011080
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1486003400
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1460170007
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1381544916
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1367729756
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1361300833
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1347848962
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1235530945
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1235528989
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2246409934
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 2246411097
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2223947469
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2134093634
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2134093634
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2066701204
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1684810849
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1308334242
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1123214690
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%.