Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
80,570,588 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 80,570,317 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
80,570,317 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 80,570,588 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 966,847,056 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 966,843,801 KWD per year, or 80,570,317 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 841156939
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 787980351
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 778311880
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 744471909
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 565605528
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 556464836
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 541434982
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 527577012
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 511596137
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 510689257
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 508565889
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 500832196
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 500350185
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 495238492
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 488260580
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 483517619
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 473076147
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 468683284
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 464091134
52.0%
19
France
KWD 399320727
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 361408131
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 355997786
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 348067684
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 515340249
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 449304872
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 870160263
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 802484064
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 754143333
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 653589744
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 628451099
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 628451958
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 628454818
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 600253016
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 589779973
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 580115970
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 570436062
41.0%
11
China
KWD 531774601
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 521069401
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 512434839
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 504014142
47.9%
15
India
KWD 111322252
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 855738197
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 700964288
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 648999564
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 645372451
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 628452066
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 628450584
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 625068367
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 592196240
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 589760761
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 587232604
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 580115720
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 551556592
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 703381286
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 676793095
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 659703552
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 657649406
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 639569633
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 628451265
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 594611029
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 588665208
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 585898407
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 580108584
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 531768932
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 531766976
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 966842638
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 966843801
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 957175846
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 918504703
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 918504703
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 889499292
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 725135377
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 563101453
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 483431042
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%.