Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
84,671,088 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 84,670,817 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
84,670,817 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 84,671,088 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 1,016,053,056 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,016,049,801 KWD per year, or 84,670,817 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 883966159
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 828083241
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 817922710
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 782360529
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 594391038
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 584785103
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 568990342
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 554428727
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 537632508
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 536679866
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 534448245
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 526320904
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 525814290
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 520442592
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 513109610
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 508125258
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 497151934
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 492535893
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 487710014
52.0%
19
France
KWD 419642805
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 379801285
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 374115435
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 365781844
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 541567047
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 472171097
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 914445663
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 843325044
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 792524013
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 686852999
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 660435000
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 660435858
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 660438718
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 630801740
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 619795633
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 609639570
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 599467110
41.0%
11
China
KWD 558837901
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 547587909
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 538514019
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 529664584
47.9%
15
India
KWD 116984395
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 899289493
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 736638638
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 682029091
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 678217456
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 660435966
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 660434484
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 656880046
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 622334915
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 619775241
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 617118360
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 609639320
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 579626893
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 739178651
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 711237295
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 693278036
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 691119327
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 672119402
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 660435165
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 624872719
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 618624281
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 615716652
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 609632184
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 558832232
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 558830276
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1016048638
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1016049801
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1005889786
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 965250403
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 965250403
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 934768812
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 762039877
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 591759519
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 508034042
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%.