Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
80,296,424 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 80,296,153 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
80,296,153 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 80,296,424 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 963,557,088 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 963,553,833 KWD per year, or 80,296,153 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 838294667
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 785299027
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 775663456
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 741938633
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 563680896
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 554571311
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 539592600
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 525781677
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 509855316
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 508951496
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 506835366
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 499127992
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 498647627
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 493553317
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 486599147
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 481872325
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 471466413
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 467088472
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 462511950
52.0%
19
France
KWD 397961970
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 360178344
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 354786420
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 346883295
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 513586696
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 447776011
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 867199292
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 799753391
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 751577158
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 651365725
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 626312620
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 626313479
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 626316339
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 598210494
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 587773093
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 578141989
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 568495014
41.0%
11
China
KWD 529965119
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 519296344
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 510691156
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 502299125
47.9%
15
India
KWD 110943674
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 852826309
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 698579061
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 646791173
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 643176397
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 626313587
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 626312105
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 622941403
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 590181135
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 587753959
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 585234409
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 578141739
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 549679781
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 700987835
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 674490117
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 657458725
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 655411569
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 637393320
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 626312785
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 592587699
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 586662111
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 583904726
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 578134604
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 529959450
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 529957494
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 963552670
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 963553833
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 953918777
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 915379234
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 915379234
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 886472521
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 722667901
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 561185342
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 481786058
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%.