Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
23,766,640 KWD
Pension
- 50.77 KWD
Social Security
** - 8.65 KWD
Unemployment
- 3.17 KWD
Total tax
- 62.60 KWD
Net pay
* 23,766,577 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
23,766,577 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 23,766,640 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 1,235,865,280 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,235,862,025 KWD per year, or 102,988,502 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 1075202794
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1007230203
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 994871550
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 951615941
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 722981189
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 711296929
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 692085188
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 674380257
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 653941750
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 652784683
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 650069475
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 640183636
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 639567116
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 633033930
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 624114784
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 618052096
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 604702890
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 599089868
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 593219882
52.0%
19
France
KWD 510425253
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 461966874
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 455050296
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 444914245
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 658726962
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 574318717
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1112276664
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1025769190
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 963977548
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 835446061
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 803312947
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 803313804
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 803316664
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 767268490
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 753881090
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 741526904
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 729154124
41.0%
11
China
KWD 679734624
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 666050948
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 655014497
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 644249813
47.9%
15
India
KWD 142278229
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1093841116
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 896002500
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 829578047
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 824942115
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 803313912
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 803312430
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 798988649
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 756969903
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 753855428
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 750623512
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 741526654
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 705022073
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 899092044
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 865105851
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 843261412
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 840635602
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 817525189
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 803313110
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 760057237
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 752456954
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 748920222
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 741519519
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 679728955
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 679727000
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1235860862
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1235862025
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1223503887
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1174072016
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1174072016
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1136996058
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 926899045
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 719780356
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 617940154
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%.