Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
80,400,091 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 80,399,820 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
80,399,820 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 80,400,091 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 964,801,092 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 964,797,837 KWD per year, or 80,399,820 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 839376950
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 786312890
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 776664879
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 742896517
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 564408639
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 555287291
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 540289243
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 526460530
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 510513556
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 509608579
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 507489712
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 499772386
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 499291399
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 494190516
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 487227369
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 482494444
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 472075086
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 467691503
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 463109072
52.0%
19
France
KWD 398475744
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 360643352
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 355244462
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 347331137
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 514249750
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 448354104
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 868318895
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 800785914
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 752547481
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 652206672
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 627121223
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 627122082
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 627124942
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 598982814
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 588531935
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 578888391
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 569228963
41.0%
11
China
KWD 530649321
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 519966773
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 511350478
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 502947607
47.9%
15
India
KWD 111086822
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 853927354
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 699480964
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 647626210
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 644006770
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 627122190
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 627120708
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 623745651
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 590943087
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 588512772
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 585989967
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 578888142
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 550389441
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 701892848
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 675360920
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 658307540
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 656257741
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 638216228
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 627121388
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 593352761
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 587419523
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 584658577
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 578881006
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 530643652
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 530641696
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 964796674
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 964797837
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 955150341
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 916561037
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 916561037
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 887617005
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 723600904
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 561909863
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 482408060
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%.