Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
918,405 KWD
Pension
- 1.27 KWD
Social Security
** - 0.22 KWD
Unemployment
- 0.08 KWD
Total tax
- 1.56 KWD
Net pay
* 918,403 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
918,403 KWD
Net pay
1.90 KWD
Tax the employer pays
1.56 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
3.47 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1.90 KWD to pay you 918,405 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 1,910,282,400 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,910,279,145 KWD per year, or 159,189,929 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 1661945688
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1556880156
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1537777332
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1470917124
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1117515204
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1099454331
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 1069758775
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1042409680
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1010796081
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1009011806
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1004812880
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 989531704
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 988577976
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 978481170
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 964695429
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 955324244
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 934685475
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 926013567
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 916940099
52.0%
19
France
KWD 788959524
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 714063319
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 703370680
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 687704408
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1018191287
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 887723050
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1719252072
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1585535399
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1490022902
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1291352030
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1241684932
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1241687792
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1185969102
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1165275533
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1146177176
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1127053480
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1050664040
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1029513454
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1012455571
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 995814609
47.9%
15
India
KWD 219883535
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1690754895
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1384954912
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1282280538
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1275115543
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1241685040
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1241683558
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1234999317
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1170050389
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1165233702
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1160237494
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1146176926
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1089753436
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1389730499
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1337197835
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1303433073
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1299374127
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1263652113
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1241684238
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1174823766
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1163075817
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1157608904
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1146169791
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1050658371
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1050656416
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1910277982
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1910279145
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1891176836
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1814768280
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1814768280
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1757459808
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1432711885
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1112567631
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 955148714
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%.