Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
83,456,685 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 83,456,414 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
83,456,414 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 83,456,685 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 1,001,480,220 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,001,476,965 KWD per year, or 83,456,414 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 871287791
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 816206379
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 806191577
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 771139445
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 585865929
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 576397780
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 560829554
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 546476330
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 529921583
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 528982494
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 526782933
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 518772175
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 518272847
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 512978152
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 505750328
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 500837466
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 490021655
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 485471710
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 480715053
52.0%
19
France
KWD 413624224
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 374353973
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 368749717
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 360535623
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 533799725
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 465399042
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 901330110
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 831229590
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 781157201
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 677001762
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 650962656
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 650963515
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 650966375
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 621754438
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 610906203
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 600895868
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 590869282
41.0%
11
China
KWD 550822841
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 539734195
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 530790416
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 522067956
47.9%
15
India
KWD 115307496
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 886391353
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 726073332
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 672247075
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 668490088
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 650963623
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 650962141
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 647458708
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 613409053
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 610886160
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 608267402
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 600895618
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 571313600
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 728576913
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 701036309
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 683334626
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 681206884
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 662479471
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 650962821
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 615910425
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 609751610
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 606885689
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 600888483
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 550817172
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 550815217
45.0%
12
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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%.