Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
85,237,035 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 85,236,764 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
85,236,764 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 85,237,035 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 1,022,844,420 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,022,841,165 KWD per year, or 85,236,764 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 889874645
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 833618202
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 823389758
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 787589879
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 598363986
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 588693838
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 572793506
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 558134774
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 541226022
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 540267065
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 538020502
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 529838830
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 529328821
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 523921237
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 516539249
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 511521581
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 500474850
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 495828006
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 490969869
52.0%
19
France
KWD 422447638
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 382339890
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 376616016
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 368226735
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 545186844
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 475327071
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 920557890
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 848961876
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 797821277
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 691443961
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 664849386
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 664850245
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 664853105
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 635018045
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 623938365
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 613714388
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 603473947
41.0%
11
China
KWD 562573151
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 551247968
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 542113442
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 533204833
47.9%
15
India
KWD 117765879
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 905300400
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 741562377
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 686587794
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 682750691
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 664850353
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 664848871
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 661270663
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 626494626
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 623917810
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 621243163
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 613714138
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 583501129
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 744119369
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 715991249
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 697911953
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 695738813
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 676611890
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 664849551
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 629049408
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 622759203
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 619832137
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 613707003
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 562567482
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 562565527
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1022840002
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1022841165
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1012613236
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 971702199
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 971702199
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 941016866
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 767133400
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 595714877
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 511429724
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%.