Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,447,393 KWD
Pension
- 110 KWD
Social Security
** - 18.75 KWD
Unemployment
- 6.88 KWD
Total tax
- 136 KWD
Net pay
* 6,447,257 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
6,447,257 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 6,447,393 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 154,737,432 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 154,734,177 KWD per year, or 12,894,515 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 134621566
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 126111007
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 124563633
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 119147498
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 90521398
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 89059202
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 86653593
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 84408791
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 81884572
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 81732954
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 81396227
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 80159410
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 80083455
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 79262948
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 78145220
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 77386236
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 75722602
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 75013144
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 74278515
52.0%
19
France
KWD 63919452
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 57842366
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 56979023
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 55708219
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 82485819
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 71914281
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 139261601
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 128433076
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 120697827
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 104603644
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 100579836
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 100580703
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 100583563
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 96068312
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 94393103
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 92850195
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 91299505
41.0%
11
China
KWD 85114308
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 83400501
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 82016738
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 80672049
47.9%
15
India
KWD 17872644
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 136955399
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 112184810
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 103870979
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 103289277
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 100580811
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 100579329
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 100039495
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 94779096
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 94393360
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 93989702
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 92849946
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 88276476
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 112571535
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 108316358
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 105580853
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 105252439
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 102359117
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 100580009
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 95163610
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 94212263
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 93769720
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 92842810
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 85108639
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 85106683
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 154733014
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 154734177
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 153187318
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 147000560
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 147000560
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 142358437
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 116053159
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 116053132
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 90120687
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 77376230
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%.