Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
98,693,010 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 98,692,739 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
98,692,739 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 98,693,010 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 1,184,316,120 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,184,312,865 KWD per year, or 98,692,739 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 1030355024
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 965217638
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 953374477
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 911923088
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 692824930
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 681628068
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 663217658
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 646249881
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 626665543
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 625556417
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 622954617
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 613481171
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 612890426
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 606629626
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 598082458
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 592272655
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 579480628
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 574101413
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 568476285
52.0%
19
France
KWD 489135450
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 442697850
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 436069896
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 426356547
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 631251260
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 550363616
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1065882420
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 982983387
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 923769203
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 800598829
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 769805993
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 769806850
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 769809710
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 735265055
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 722436102
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 710597408
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 698740635
41.0%
11
China
KWD 651382586
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 638269645
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 627693443
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 617377912
47.9%
15
India
KWD 136346458
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1048215934
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 858629359
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 794975673
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 790533051
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 769806958
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 769805476
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 765662117
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 725396042
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 722411676
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 719314614
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 710597158
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 675615082
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 861590030
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 829021439
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 808088131
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 805571863
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 783425419
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 769806156
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 728354503
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 721071248
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 717682050
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 710590023
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 651376917
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 651374962
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1184311702
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1184312865
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1172470219
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1125100314
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1125100314
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1089570830
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 888237175
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 689757610
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 592165574
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%.