Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
86,310,252 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 86,309,981 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
86,309,981 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 86,310,252 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 1,035,723,024 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,035,719,769 KWD per year, or 86,309,981 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 901079031
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 844114265
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 833757034
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 797506404
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 605897969
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 596106055
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 580005525
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 565162628
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 548040478
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 547069544
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 544794648
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 536509947
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 535993498
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 530517864
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 523042944
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 517962097
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 506776166
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 502070910
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 497151599
52.0%
19
France
KWD 427766502
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 387153899
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 381357918
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 372863032
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 552051140
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 481311810
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 932148634
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 859651117
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 807866588
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 700149898
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 673220479
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 673221338
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 673224198
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 643013511
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 631794314
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 621441550
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 611072194
41.0%
11
China
KWD 569656383
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 558188612
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 548939102
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 539918280
47.9%
15
India
KWD 119247822
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 916699008
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 750899365
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 695232557
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 691347160
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 673221446
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 673219963
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 669596680
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 634382771
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 631773450
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 629065112
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 621441301
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 590847921
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 753488553
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 725006272
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 706699347
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 704498839
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 685131086
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 673220644
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 636969749
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 630600341
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 627636417
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 621434165
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 569650714
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 569648759
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1035718606
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1035719769
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1025363054
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 983936873
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 983936873
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 952865182
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 776792353
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 603215505
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 517869026
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%.