Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
80,922,744 KWD
Pension
- 110 KWD
Social Security
** - 18.75 KWD
Unemployment
- 6.88 KWD
Total tax
- 136 KWD
Net pay
* 80,922,608 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
80,922,608 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 80,922,744 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 1,942,145,856 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,942,142,601 KWD per year, or 161,845,217 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 1689666895
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1582848873
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1563427414
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1495451985
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1136155326
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1117793183
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 1087602310
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1059797568
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1027655991
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1025842083
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1021573058
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 1006036974
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 1005067314
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 994802142
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 980786474
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 971258976
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 950275805
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 941459377
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 932234558
52.0%
19
France
KWD 802119131
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 725973847
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 715102804
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 699175252
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1035174509
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 902530126
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1747929183
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1611982068
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1514876397
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1312891726
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1262396178
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1262399038
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1205750996
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1184712241
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1165295250
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1145852601
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1068188941
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1046685574
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1029343203
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1012424611
47.9%
15
India
KWD 223550069
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1718956635
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1408055918
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1303668883
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1296384400
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1262396286
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1262394804
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1255599041
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1189566755
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1184669646
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1179590083
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1165295000
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1107930422
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1412911163
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1359502255
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1325174306
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1321047649
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1284729790
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1262395485
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1194419791
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1182475882
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1176917776
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1165287864
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1068183272
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1068181316
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1942141438
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1942142601
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1922721658
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1845038563
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1845038563
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1786774188
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1456609477
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1131125227
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 971080442
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%.