Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
89,157,986 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 89,157,715 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
89,157,715 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 89,157,986 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 1,069,895,832 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,069,892,577 KWD per year, or 89,157,715 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 930809374
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 871965103
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 861266145
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 823819466
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 625889062
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 615774043
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 599142297
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 583810730
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 566122336
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 565119621
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 562769545
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 554211462
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 553677927
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 548021724
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 540300212
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 535051723
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 523496429
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 518636178
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 513554547
52.0%
19
France
KWD 441879871
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 399927660
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 393940346
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 385165243
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 570265246
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 497192050
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 962904161
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 888014548
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 834521379
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 723250716
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 695432805
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 695433663
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 695436523
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 664229129
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 652639727
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 641945235
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 631233809
41.0%
11
China
KWD 588451428
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 576605307
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 567050690
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 557732117
47.9%
15
India
KWD 123180094
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 946944711
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 775674650
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 718171055
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 714157509
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 695433771
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 695432289
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 691689401
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 655313616
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 652618043
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 649820308
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 641944986
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 610342312
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 778349271
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 748927238
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 730016308
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 727743183
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 707736399
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 695432969
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 657986026
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 651406455
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 648344728
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 641937850
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 588445759
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 588443803
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1069891414
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1069892577
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1059194134
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1016401040
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1016401040
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 984304165
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 802421959
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 623118090
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 534955430
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%.