Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,072,560 KWD
Pension
- 110 KWD
Social Security
** - 18.75 KWD
Unemployment
- 6.88 KWD
Total tax
- 136 KWD
Net pay
* 6,072,424 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
6,072,424 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 6,072,560 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 145,741,440 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 145,738,185 KWD per year, or 12,144,849 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 126795053
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 118779274
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 117321859
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 112220585
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 85258742
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 83881604
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 81615837
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 79499678
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 77124523
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 76981271
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 76664335
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 75499487
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 75428029
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 74655057
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 73602244
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 72887392
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 71320993
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 70652337
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 69960439
52.0%
19
France
KWD 60204107
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 54479673
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 53666698
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 52469662
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 77690955
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 67733808
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 131165208
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 120966403
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 113680953
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 98522353
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 94732441
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 94733308
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 94736168
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 90483300
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 88905547
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 87452600
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 85991959
41.0%
11
China
KWD 80166512
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 78552306
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 77248862
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 75982556
47.9%
15
India
KWD 16837474
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 128993218
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 105662716
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 97832419
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 97284452
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 94733416
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 94731934
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 94223586
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 89269051
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 88906021
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 88525897
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 87452350
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 83144577
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 106026951
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 102019163
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 99442663
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 99133366
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 96408268
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 94732614
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 89631075
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 88735054
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 88318257
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 87445215
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 80160843
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 80158888
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 145737022
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 145738185
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 144281286
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 138454368
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 138454368
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 134082125
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 109306165
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 109306138
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 84881331
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 72878234
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%.