Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
108,601,363 KWD
Pension
- 10.15 KWD
Social Security
** - 1.73 KWD
Unemployment
- 0.63 KWD
Total tax
- 12.52 KWD
Net pay
* 108,601,350 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
108,601,350 KWD
Net pay
15.23 KWD
Tax the employer pays
12.52 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
27.75 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 15.23 KWD to pay you 108,601,363 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 28,236,354,380 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 28,236,351,125 KWD per year, or 2,353,029,260 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 1.2% 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 24565628311
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 23012628820
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 22730265276
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 21741992548
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 16518267312
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 16251293428
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 15812359084
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 15408547159
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 14940710548
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 14914443026
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 14852326741
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 14626436989
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 14612320225
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 14463116455
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 14259361779
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 14120842421
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 13815653399
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 13687576959
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 13553454650
52.0%
19
France
KWD 11661627252
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 10554722699
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 10396630383
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 10165090321
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 15049987652
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 13121554004
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 25412716854
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 23436175143
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 22024359046
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 18353631719
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 18353634579
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 17530071459
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 17224179441
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 16941820364
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 16659172688
41.0%
11
China
KWD 15530003629
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 15217379988
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 14965273720
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 14719250559
47.9%
15
India
KWD 3249229605
88.5%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 20541947865
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 19765448221
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 19266370137
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 0
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 18678348728
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 18353631025
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 17365358033
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 17191704742
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 17110892611
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 16941812979
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 15529997960
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 0
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 27953988096
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 28236351125
1.2%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 28236349962
1.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 26824536661
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 26824536661
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 25977446030
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 21177265870
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 16445135213
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 14118184704
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%.