Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
24,165,420 KWD
Pension
- 50.77 KWD
Social Security
** - 8.65 KWD
Unemployment
- 3.17 KWD
Total tax
- 62.60 KWD
Net pay
* 24,165,357 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
24,165,357 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 24,165,420 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 1,256,601,840 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,256,598,585 KWD per year, or 104,716,549 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 1093243601
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1024130500
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1011564481
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 967583093
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 735112076
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 723231753
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 703697661
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 685696198
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 664914086
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 663737734
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 660976905
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 650925174
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 650298286
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 643655528
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 634586746
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 628422331
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 614848990
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 609141916
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 603173431
52.0%
19
France
KWD 518989453
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 469718180
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 462685498
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 452379406
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 669779548
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 583955079
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1130939568
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1042980535
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 980152065
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 849463976
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 816791712
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 816792568
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 816795428
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 780142437
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 766530391
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 753968840
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 741388487
41.0%
11
China
KWD 691139732
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 677226468
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 666004874
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 655059509
47.9%
15
India
KWD 144664389
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1112194651
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 911036506
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 843497463
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 838783769
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 816792676
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 816791194
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 812394835
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 769671046
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 766504232
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 763218069
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 753968590
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 716851555
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 914177892
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 879621443
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 857410485
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 854740610
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 831242423
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 816791874
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 772810221
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 765082408
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 761486329
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 753961455
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 691134063
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 691132108
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1256597422
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1256598585
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1244033082
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1193771748
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1193771748
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1156073693
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 942451465
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 731857536
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 628308434
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%.