Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
55,111,108 KWD
Pension
- 110 KWD
Social Security
** - 18.75 KWD
Unemployment
- 6.88 KWD
Total tax
- 136 KWD
Net pay
* 55,110,972 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
55,110,972 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 55,111,108 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 1,322,666,592 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,322,663,337 KWD per year, or 110,221,945 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 1150719935
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1077973272
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1064746607
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1018452952
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 773759956
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 761254990
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 740693923
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 721747733
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 699870928
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 698633136
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 695726965
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 685146715
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 684486795
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 677494951
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 667949446
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 661460936
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 647173522
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 641166804
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 634884512
52.0%
19
France
KWD 546274195
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 494413118
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 487010539
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 476162717
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 704992061
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 614655634
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1170667308
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 958933451
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 887843427
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 882881991
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 859734765
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 859733283
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 855105697
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 810135706
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 806802147
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 803343157
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 793607442
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 754539184
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 962239999
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 925866770
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 902488117
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 899677854
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 874944256
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 859733963
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 813440044
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 805305932
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 801520776
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 793600306
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 727469677
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 727467721
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1322662174
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1322663337
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1309437186
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1256533262
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1256533262
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1216853265
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 992000029
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 770334309
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 661340810
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%.