Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
82,435,536 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 82,435,265 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
82,435,265 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 82,435,536 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 989,226,432 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 989,223,177 KWD per year, or 82,435,265 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 860626996
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 806219542
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 796327278
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 761704028
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 578697463
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 569345173
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 553967433
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 539789438
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 523437736
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 522510044
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 520337441
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 512424712
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 511931512
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 506701566
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 499562165
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 494709417
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 484026053
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 479531687
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 474833235
52.0%
19
France
KWD 408563409
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 369773519
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 364237872
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 356124259
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 527268456
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 459704658
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 890301701
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 821058946
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 771599247
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 668718202
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 642997694
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 642998553
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 643001413
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 614146878
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 603431393
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 593543595
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 583639670
41.0%
11
China
KWD 544083258
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 533130281
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 524295908
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 515680217
47.9%
15
India
KWD 113897451
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 875545758
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 717189335
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 664021720
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 660310684
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 642998661
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 642997179
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 639536634
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 605903608
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 603411644
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 600824942
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 593543346
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 564323243
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 719662282
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 692458658
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 674973560
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 672871857
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 654373591
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 642997859
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 608374345
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 602290891
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 599460040
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 593536210
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 544077589
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 544075633
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 989222014
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 989223177
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 979331428
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 939765110
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 939765110
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 910088317
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 741919909
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 576135425
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 494620730
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%.