Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
94,394,556 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 94,394,285 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
94,394,285 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 94,394,556 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 1,132,734,672 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,132,731,417 KWD per year, or 94,394,285 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 985479165
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 923178758
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 911851411
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 872205373
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 662649783
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 651940623
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 634332047
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 618101885
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 599372251
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 598311096
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 595822775
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 586761981
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 586197026
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 580208783
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 572033827
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 566477068
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 554242568
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 549097306
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 543717190
52.0%
19
France
KWD 467832312
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 423416756
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 417077606
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 407787226
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 603758348
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 526393511
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1019459117
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 940170785
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 883535674
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 765729771
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 736278051
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 736278909
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 736281769
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 703241574
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 690971419
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 679648539
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 668308096
41.0%
11
China
KWD 623012790
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 610470940
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 600355275
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 590489180
47.9%
15
India
KWD 130410971
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1002562174
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 821232809
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 760351626
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 756102435
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 736279017
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 736277535
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 732314711
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 693802405
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 690948229
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 687986106
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 679648290
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 646189671
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 824064527
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 792914426
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 772892820
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 770486162
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 749304291
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 736278215
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 696631913
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 689665883
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 686424311
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 679641154
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 623007121
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 623005165
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1132730254
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1132731417
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1121404586
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1076097938
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1076097938
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1042115898
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 849551089
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 659716059
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 566374850
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%.