Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,272,847 KWD
Pension
- 110 KWD
Social Security
** - 18.75 KWD
Unemployment
- 6.88 KWD
Total tax
- 136 KWD
Net pay
* 6,272,711 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
6,272,711 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 6,272,847 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 150,548,328 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 150,545,073 KWD per year, or 12,545,423 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 130977045
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 122696887
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 121191404
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 115921888
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 88070772
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 86648184
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 84307695
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 82122797
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 79667991
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 79520269
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 79192758
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 77989455
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 77915593
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 77117222
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 76029723
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 75291289
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 73672934
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 72982476
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 72267745
52.0%
19
France
KWD 62189352
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 56276483
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 55436595
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 54200142
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 80253027
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 69967588
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 133247703
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 109147710
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 101059043
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 100493050
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 97857893
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 97856411
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 97331240
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 92213269
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 91838107
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 91445408
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 90336483
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 85886738
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 109523962
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 105383985
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 102722522
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 102403011
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 99588025
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 97857091
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 92587311
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 91661727
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 91231173
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 90329348
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 82804632
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 82802676
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 150543910
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 150545073
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 149040105
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 143020912
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 143020912
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 138504462
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 112911331
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 112911304
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 87680910
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 75281678
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%.