Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
148,576,320 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 148,576,049 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
148,576,049 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 148,576,320 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 1,782,915,840 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,782,912,585 KWD per year, or 148,576,049 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 1551136781
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1453076410
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1435247251
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1372844873
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1043005766
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1026149144
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 998433501
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 972905748
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 943402613
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 941736789
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 937818069
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 923555826
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 922665781
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 913241980
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 900375316
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 891628955
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 872366851
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 864272627
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 855804151
52.0%
19
France
KWD 736357135
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 666453826
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 656474312
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 641852446
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 950304910
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 828535300
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1604622168
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1479821155
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1390676985
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1205252236
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 1158895817
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1158896668
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1158899528
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1106895699
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1087581931
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1069757240
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1051908484
41.0%
11
China
KWD 980612432
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 960872004
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 944951294
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 929420093
47.9%
15
India
KWD 205227441
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1578025173
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1292614156
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1196785735
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1190098364
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1158896776
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1158895294
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1152656836
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1092038371
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1087543154
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1082880140
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1069756990
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1017095271
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1297071327
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1248041243
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1216527685
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1212739392
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1179399134
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1158895974
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1096493331
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1085528687
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1080426297
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1069749855
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 980606763
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 980604808
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1782911422
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1782912585
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1765083942
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1693770048
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1693770048
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1640282573
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1337186965
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1038388073
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 891465434
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%.