Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
14,941,440 KWD
Pension
- 50.77 KWD
Social Security
** - 8.65 KWD
Unemployment
- 3.17 KWD
Total tax
- 62.60 KWD
Net pay
* 14,941,377 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
14,941,377 KWD
Net pay
76.15 KWD
Tax the employer pays
62.60 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
139 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 76.15 KWD to pay you 14,941,440 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 776,954,880 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 776,951,625 KWD per year, or 64,745,969 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 675950746
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 633218227
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 625448678
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 598254933
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 454518605
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 447173343
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 435095364
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 423952852
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 411118490
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 410388210
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 408682604
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 402468048
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 402080984
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 397972681
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 392365032
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 388553627
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 380164639
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 376633052
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 372942890
52.0%
19
France
KWD 320895258
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 290426626
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 286079487
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 279706501
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 414127719
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 361061218
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 699257304
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 644873558
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 606027436
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 525222634
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 505021183
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 505022044
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 505024904
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 482361628
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 473945746
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 466180664
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 458401577
41.0%
11
China
KWD 427333904
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 418731124
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 411791985
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 405025842
47.9%
15
India
KWD 89471323
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 687668240
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 563292460
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 521534441
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 518619423
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 505022152
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 505020670
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 502303075
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 475887283
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 473931086
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 471899692
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 466180414
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 443229752
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 565234728
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 543868571
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 530135373
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 528484747
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 513955959
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 505021350
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 477827341
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 473049357
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 470826027
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 466173279
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 427328235
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 427326280
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 776950462
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 776951625
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 769182591
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 738107136
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 738107136
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 714798490
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 582716245
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 452506350
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 388484954
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%.