Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
62,959,680 KWD
Pension
- 110 KWD
Social Security
** - 18.75 KWD
Unemployment
- 6.88 KWD
Total tax
- 136 KWD
Net pay
* 62,959,544 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
62,959,544 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 62,959,680 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 1,511,032,320 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,511,029,065 KWD per year, or 125,919,089 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 1314598118
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1231491341
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1216381018
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1163494562
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 883953907
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 869667943
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 846178730
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 824538911
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 799540886
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 798127914
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 794807338
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 782720162
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 781966059
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 773978891
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 763074139
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 755661560
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 739338160
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 732477091
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 725300061
52.0%
19
France
KWD 624069241
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 564824039
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 556366800
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 543974379
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 805390994
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 702189941
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1359927000
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1254157833
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1178607839
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1021458978
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 982171526
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 982172380
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 982175240
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 938101354
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 921732984
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 906627128
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 891499926
41.0%
11
China
KWD 831076496
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 814346267
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 800853029
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 787690781
47.9%
15
India
KWD 173941753
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1337386235
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1095498604
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1014283922
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1008616115
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 982172488
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 982171006
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 976884140
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 925509715
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 921700725
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 917748966
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 906626878
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 861995239
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1099276066
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1057722779
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1031014762
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1027804222
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 999548186
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 982171686
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 929284966
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 919992406
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 915668147
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 906619743
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 831070827
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 831068872
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1511027902
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1511029065
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1495919257
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1435480704
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1435480704
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1390149734
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1133274325
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 880040392
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 755523674
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%.