Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
80,973,706 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 80,973,435 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
80,973,435 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 80,973,706 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 971,684,472 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 971,681,217 KWD per year, or 80,973,435 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 845365491
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 791922845
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 782206000
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 748196719
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 568435416
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 559248986
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 544143935
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 530216790
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 514155759
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 513244380
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 511110370
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 503337977
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 502853548
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 497716294
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 490703476
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 485936783
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 475443025
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 471028222
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 466413094
52.0%
19
France
KWD 401318580
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 363216352
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 357778923
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 349809154
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 517918591
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 451552839
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 874513937
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 806499119
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 757916518
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 656859837
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 631595420
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 631596279
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 631599139
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 603256245
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 592730797
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 583018419
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 573290089
41.0%
11
China
KWD 534435180
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 523676421
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 514998669
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 506535823
47.9%
15
India
KWD 111878894
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 860019702
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 704471414
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 652246679
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 648601426
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 631596387
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 631594905
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 628195757
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 595159158
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 592711468
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 590170657
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 583018170
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 554316169
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 706900507
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 680179286
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 663004242
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 660939816
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 642769584
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 631595585
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 597586040
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 591610469
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 588829823
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 583011034
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 534429511
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 534427555
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 971680054
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 971681217
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 961964888
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 923100248
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 923100248
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 893949714
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 728763439
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 565918812
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 485849750
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%.