Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
129,631,102 KWD
Pension
- 110 KWD
Social Security
** - 18.75 KWD
Unemployment
- 6.88 KWD
Total tax
- 136 KWD
Net pay
* 129,630,966 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
129,630,966 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 129,631,102 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 3,111,146,448 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 3,111,143,193 KWD per year, or 259,261,933 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 2706697410
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 2535584355
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 2504472891
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 2395582441
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1820020672
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1790605629
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 1742242642
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1697721191
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1646209275
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1643308196
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1636467369
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 1611579281
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 1610025120
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 1593582949
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1571131773
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 1555869493
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 1522250961
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 1508132414
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 1493354842
52.0%
19
France
KWD 1284916376
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 1162945100
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1145528822
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 1120015465
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1658251825
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1445769377
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2800029716
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2582252559
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2426696859
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 2022246563
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 2022249423
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1931505501
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1897802602
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1866695605
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1835551260
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1711139267
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1676693134
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1648913516
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1621809283
47.9%
15
India
KWD 358067187
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2753616848
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2255581347
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 2088360531
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 2076692295
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 2022246671
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 2022245189
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 2011357924
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1905579618
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1897731980
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1889594282
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1866695355
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1774804345
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2263359094
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2177802669
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2122812635
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2116201852
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2058023681
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 2022245869
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1913355155
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1894221893
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1885318107
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1866688220
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1711133598
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1711131642
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 3111142030
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 3111143193
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 3080032244
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2955589126
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2955589126
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2862254732
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 2333359921
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1811962862
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1555580738
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%.