Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
82,143,100 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 82,142,829 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
82,142,829 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 82,143,100 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 985,717,200 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 985,713,945 KWD per year, or 82,142,829 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 857573964
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 803359518
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 793502346
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 759001920
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 576644562
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 567325453
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 552002263
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 537874450
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 521580897
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 520656467
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 518491585
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 510606930
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 510115485
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 504904081
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 497790003
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 492954470
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 482309036
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 477830586
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 473148803
52.0%
19
France
KWD 407114096
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 368461772
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 362945773
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 354860936
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 525398035
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 458073903
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 887143392
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 818146283
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 768862046
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 666345961
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 640716693
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 640717552
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 640720412
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 611968230
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 601290761
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 591438056
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 581569258
41.0%
11
China
KWD 542153180
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 531239056
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 522436015
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 513850900
47.9%
15
India
KWD 113493643
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 872439803
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 714645142
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 661666148
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 657968272
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 640717660
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 640716178
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 637267915
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 603754204
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 601271096
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 598693574
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 591437806
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 562321349
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 717109316
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 690002195
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 672579123
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 670484878
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 652052234
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 640716858
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 606216168
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 600154295
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 597333488
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 591430671
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 542147511
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 542145556
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 985712782
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 985713945
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 975857288
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 936431340
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 936431340
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 906859824
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 739287985
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 574091613
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 492866114
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%.