Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
99,034,704 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 99,034,433 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
99,034,433 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 99,034,704 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 1,188,416,448 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,188,413,193 KWD per year, or 99,034,433 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 1033922310
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 968559405
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 956675241
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 915080341
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 695223622
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 683987991
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 665513842
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 648487430
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 628835150
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 627722210
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 625111389
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 615605141
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 615012345
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 608729879
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 600153123
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 594323206
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 581486860
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 576089047
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 570444442
52.0%
19
France
KWD 490828886
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 444230548
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 437579636
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 427832665
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 633436735
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 552269055
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1069572716
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 986386659
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 926967459
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 803370651
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 772471206
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 772472063
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 772474923
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 737810675
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 724937302
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 713057605
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 701159787
41.0%
11
China
KWD 653637767
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 640479428
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 629866616
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 619515359
47.9%
15
India
KWD 136818283
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1051845056
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 861602097
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 797728018
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 793270020
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 772472171
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 772470689
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 768312979
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 727907493
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 724912778
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 721804990
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 713057355
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 677954176
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 864573019
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 831891669
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 810885887
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 808360906
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 786137786
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 772471369
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 730876205
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 723567732
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 720166799
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 713050220
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 653632098
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 653630142
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1188412030
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1188413193
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1176529544
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1128995626
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1128995626
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1093343132
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 891312421
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 692145682
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 594215738
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%.