Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
15,120,000 KWD
Pension
- 50.77 KWD
Social Security
** - 8.65 KWD
Unemployment
- 3.17 KWD
Total tax
- 62.60 KWD
Net pay
* 15,119,937 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
15,119,937 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 15,120,000 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 786,240,000 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 786,236,745 KWD per year, or 65,519,729 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 684028800
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 640785600
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 632923200
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 605404476
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 459950400
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 452517347
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 440295031
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 429019742
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 416031526
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 415292610
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 413566577
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 407277741
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 406886034
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 402728668
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 397054017
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 393197062
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 384707715
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 381134014
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 377399747
52.0%
19
France
KWD 324730013
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 293897394
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 289498268
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 283049144
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 419076688
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 365376051
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 707613912
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 652580207
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 613269830
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 531499375
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 511056511
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 511057372
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 511060232
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 488126140
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 479609669
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 471751736
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 463879705
41.0%
11
China
KWD 432440720
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 423735138
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 416713099
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 409866053
47.9%
15
India
KWD 90539764
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 695886324
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 570024172
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 527767077
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 524817241
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 511057480
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 511055998
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 508305905
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 481574419
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 479594787
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 477539102
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 471751486
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 448526588
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 571989653
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 550368155
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 536470843
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 534800486
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 520098066
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 511056678
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 483537690
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 478702602
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 476452698
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 471744351
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 432435051
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 432433096
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 786235582
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 786236745
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 778374860
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 746928000
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 746928000
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 723340800
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 589680085
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 457914097
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 393127514
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%.