Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
8,072,964 KWD
Pension
- 10.15 KWD
Social Security
** - 1.73 KWD
Unemployment
- 0.63 KWD
Total tax
- 12.52 KWD
Net pay
* 8,072,951 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
8,072,951 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 8,072,964 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 2,098,970,640 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,098,967,385 KWD per year, or 174,913,949 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 1826104457
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1710661072
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1689671365
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1616207069
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1227897824
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1208052904
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 1175424189
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1145376852
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1110636689
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1108676934
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1104062894
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 1087272212
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 1086224140
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 1075130305
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1059982990
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 1049686155
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 1027007914
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 1017480191
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 1007510455
52.0%
19
France
KWD 866887767
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 784594795
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 772845690
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 755632174
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1118762119
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 975407230
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1889071488
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1742146639
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1637199729
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1418905278
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1364332288
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1364335148
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1303113046
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1280375359
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1259390120
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1238377655
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1154442572
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1131202896
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1112460338
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1094175314
47.9%
15
India
KWD 241595926
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1857759271
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1521753886
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1408937520
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1401064943
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1364332396
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1364330914
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1356986264
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1285621936
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1280329004
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1274839184
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1259389870
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1197393473
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1527001194
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1469279603
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1432179776
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1427719867
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1388469384
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1364331594
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1290867033
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1277958652
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1271951713
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1259382735
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1154436903
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1154434948
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2098966222
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 2098967385
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2077978194
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1994022108
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1994022108
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1931052989
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1574228065
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1222461549
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1049492834
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%.