Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
81,454,321 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 81,454,050 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
81,454,050 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 81,454,321 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 977,451,852 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 977,448,597 KWD per year, or 81,454,050 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 850383111
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 796623259
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 786848741
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 752637602
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 571809333
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 562568373
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 547373668
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 533364050
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 517207453
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 516290710
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 514144012
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 506325480
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 505838167
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 500670438
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 493616002
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 488821017
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 478264921
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 473823959
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 469181436
52.0%
19
France
KWD 403700508
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 365372193
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 359902472
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 351885410
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 520992605
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 454232963
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 879704579
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 811286045
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 762415074
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 660758586
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 635344217
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 635345076
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 635347936
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 606836827
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 596248899
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 586478847
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 576692785
41.0%
11
China
KWD 537607239
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 526784626
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 518055381
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 509542283
47.9%
15
India
KWD 112542548
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 865124301
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 708652765
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 656118033
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 652451152
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 635345184
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 635343702
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 631924368
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 598691678
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 596229432
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 593673533
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 586478598
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 557606257
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 711096275
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 684216452
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 666939469
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 664862788
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 646584706
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 635344382
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 601132979
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 595121938
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 592324786
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 586471462
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 537601570
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 537599614
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 977447434
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 977448597
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 967674594
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 928579259
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 928579259
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 899255704
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 733088974
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 569277792
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 488733440
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%.