Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,181,143 KWD
Pension
- 110 KWD
Social Security
** - 18.75 KWD
Unemployment
- 6.88 KWD
Total tax
- 136 KWD
Net pay
* 6,181,007 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
6,181,007 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 6,181,143 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 148,347,432 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 148,344,177 KWD per year, or 12,362,015 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 129062266
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 120903157
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 119419683
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 114227198
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 86783248
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 85381469
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 83075193
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 80921768
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 78503431
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 78357756
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 78035087
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 76849390
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 76776630
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 75989888
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 74918270
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 74190634
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 72596067
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 71915591
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 71211315
52.0%
19
France
KWD 61280382
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 55453790
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 54626225
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 53407819
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 79079949
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 68944823
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 133510601
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 123129376
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 115713627
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 100284004
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 96426336
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 96427203
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 96430063
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 92101187
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 90495203
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 89016195
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 87529469
41.0%
11
China
KWD 81599808
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 79956749
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 78630038
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 77341026
47.9%
15
India
KWD 17137346
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 131299732
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 107552060
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 99581691
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 99023952
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 96427311
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 96425829
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 95908360
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 90865221
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 90495613
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 90108672
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 89015946
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 84631204
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 107922810
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 103843358
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 101220796
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 100905961
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 98132132
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 96426509
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 91233760
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 90321712
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 89897457
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 89008810
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 81594139
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 81592183
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 148343014
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 148344177
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 146861218
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 140930060
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 140930060
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 136479637
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 111260659
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 111260632
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 86399087
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 74181230
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%.