Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
37,144,120 KWD
Pension
- 110 KWD
Social Security
** - 18.75 KWD
Unemployment
- 6.88 KWD
Total tax
- 136 KWD
Net pay
* 37,143,984 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
37,143,984 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 37,144,120 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 891,458,880 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 891,455,625 KWD per year, or 74,287,969 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 775569226
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 726538987
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 717624398
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 686423013
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 521503445
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 513075548
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 499217604
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 486437685
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 471705992
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 470869223
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 468911708
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 461781120
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 461336804
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 456623462
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 450189552
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 445816423
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 436189798
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 432138866
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 427904810
52.0%
19
France
KWD 368185410
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 333228106
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 328239860
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 320927941
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 475158351
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 414271685
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 802310904
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 739911878
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 695340556
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 602627337
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 579448784
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 579449644
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 579452504
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 553449525
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 543793186
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 534883064
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 525957792
41.0%
11
China
KWD 490311104
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 480440575
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 472479105
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 464715275
47.9%
15
India
KWD 102647320
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 789013555
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 646307860
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 598395251
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 595050843
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 579449752
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 579448270
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 576329911
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 546020983
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 543775781
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 541444841
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 534882814
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 508550276
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 648536388
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 624021371
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 608264315
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 606370368
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 589700355
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 579448950
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 548247301
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 542765117
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 540214077
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 534875679
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 490305435
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 490303480
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 891454462
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 891455625
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 882541551
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 846885936
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 846885936
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 820142170
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 668594245
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 519194625
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 445736954
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%.