Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
93,153,312 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 93,153,041 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
93,153,041 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 93,153,312 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 1,117,839,744 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,117,836,489 KWD per year, or 93,153,041 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 972520577
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 911039391
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 899860994
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 860736279
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 653936250
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 643367922
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 625990888
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 609973722
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 591490898
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 590443595
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 587988043
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 579046408
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 578488901
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 572579362
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 564511888
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 559028199
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 546954695
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 541876990
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 536567625
52.0%
19
France
KWD 461680707
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 417849047
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 411593294
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 402425052
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 595819351
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 519471778
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1006053682
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 927807995
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 871917630
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 755660800
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 726596348
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 726597206
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 726600066
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 693994306
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 681885513
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 670711582
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 659520238
41.0%
11
China
KWD 614820579
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 602443641
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 592460963
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 582724649
47.9%
15
India
KWD 128697009
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 989378957
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 810433987
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 750353406
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 746160070
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 726597314
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 726595831
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 722685140
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 684679262
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 681862680
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 678939523
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 670711333
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 637692636
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 813228467
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 782487976
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 762729638
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 760354632
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 739451297
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 726596512
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 687471532
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 680597106
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 677398164
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 670704197
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 614814910
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 614812955
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1117835326
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1117836489
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1106658607
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1061947757
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1061947757
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1028412564
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 838379893
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 651041104
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 558927386
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%.