Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
89,580,837 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 89,580,566 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
89,580,566 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 89,580,837 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 1,074,970,044 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,074,966,789 KWD per year, or 89,580,566 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 935223938
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 876100586
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 865350885
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 827726610
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 628857476
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 618694481
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 601983856
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 586579727
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 568807254
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 567799819
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 565438581
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 556839903
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 556303831
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 550620816
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 542862689
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 537589307
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 525979168
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 521095903
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 515990169
52.0%
19
France
KWD 443975521
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 401824396
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 395808670
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 386991960
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 572969801
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 499550057
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 967470952
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 892226144
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 838479264
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 726680883
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 698731042
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 698731901
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 698734761
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 667379368
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 655734996
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 644989762
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 634227543
41.0%
11
China
KWD 591242244
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 579339944
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 569740022
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 560377237
47.9%
15
India
KWD 123763984
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 951435800
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 779353454
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 721577119
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 717544545
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 698732009
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 698730526
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 694969879
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 658421571
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 655713191
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 652902182
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 644989513
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 613236973
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 782040760
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 752479186
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 733478570
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 731194662
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 711092990
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 698731207
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 661106667
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 654495889
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 651419640
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 644982377
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 591236575
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 591234620
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1074965626
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1074966789
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1064217604
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1021221542
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1021221542
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 988972440
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 806227618
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 626073362
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 537492536
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%.