Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
98,586,390 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 98,586,119 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
98,586,119 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 98,586,390 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 1,183,036,680 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,183,033,425 KWD per year, or 98,586,119 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 1029241912
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 964174894
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 952344527
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 910937919
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 692076458
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 680891693
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 662501172
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 645551690
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 625988553
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 624880617
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 622281631
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 612818421
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 612228315
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 605974276
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 597436341
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 591632815
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 578854616
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 573481204
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 567862154
52.0%
19
France
KWD 488607042
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 442219596
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 435598806
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 425895949
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 630569318
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 549769055
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1064730924
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 981921452
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 922771240
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 799733928
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 768974357
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 768975214
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 768978074
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 734470736
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 721655644
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 709829744
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 697985778
41.0%
11
China
KWD 650678894
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 637580118
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 627015339
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 616710956
47.9%
15
India
KWD 136199233
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1047083526
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 857701765
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 794116849
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 789679025
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 768975322
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 768973840
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 764834959
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 724612385
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 721631248
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 718537534
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 709829494
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 674885206
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 860659238
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 828125831
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 807215137
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 804701588
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 782579070
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 768974520
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 727567648
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 720292261
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 716906725
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 709822359
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 650673225
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 650671270
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1183032262
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1183033425
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1171203573
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1123884846
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1123884846
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1088393746
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 887277595
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 689012452
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 591525854
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%.