Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
124,034,993 KWD
Pension
- 110 KWD
Social Security
** - 18.75 KWD
Unemployment
- 6.88 KWD
Total tax
- 136 KWD
Net pay
* 124,034,857 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
124,034,857 KWD
Net pay
165 KWD
Tax the employer pays
136 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
301 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 165 KWD to pay you 124,034,993 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 2,976,839,832 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,976,836,577 KWD per year, or 248,069,715 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 2589850654
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 2426124463
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 2396356065
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 2292166346
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1741451302
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1713306128
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 1667030937
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1624430070
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1575143615
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1572367441
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1565822089
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 1542008454
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 1540521447
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 1524788951
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1503306932
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 1488703522
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 1456536668
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 1443027282
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 1428887667
52.0%
19
France
KWD 1229447743
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 1112741421
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1096077126
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 1071665083
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1586666398
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1383356555
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2679153761
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2470778068
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2321937699
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1934947263
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1934950123
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1848123480
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1815875567
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1786111635
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1756311700
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1637270628
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1604311491
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1577731010
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1551797007
47.9%
15
India
KWD 342612500
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2634744614
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2158209050
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1998207215
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1987042629
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1934947371
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1934945889
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1924528697
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1823316816
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1815808165
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1808021816
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1786111386
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1698187121
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2165651031
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2083788038
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2031171873
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2024846492
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1969179855
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1934946569
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1830756586
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1812449310
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1803929909
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1786104250
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1637264959
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1637263003
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2976835414
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 2976836577
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2947068694
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2827997840
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2827997840
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2738692645
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 2232629959
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1733741345
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1488427430
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%.