Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,769,320 KWD
Pension
- 50.77 KWD
Social Security
** - 8.65 KWD
Unemployment
- 3.17 KWD
Total tax
- 62.60 KWD
Net pay
* 2,769,257 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
2,769,257 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 2,769,320 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 144,004,640 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 144,001,385 KWD per year, or 12,000,115 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 125284037
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 117363782
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 115923735
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 110883249
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 84242714
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 82881997
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 80643229
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 78551906
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 76205530
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 76063893
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 75750778
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 74599824
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 74529235
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 73765441
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 72725160
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 72018828
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 70471201
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 69810423
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 69126775
52.0%
19
France
KWD 59486809
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 53830459
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 53027209
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 51844414
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 76765241
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 66926710
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 129602088
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 119524859
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 112326249
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 97348276
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 93603521
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 93604388
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 93607248
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 89405037
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 87846099
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 86410520
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 84967265
41.0%
11
China
KWD 79211272
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 77616295
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 76328358
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 75077185
47.9%
15
India
KWD 16637620
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 127456009
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 104403536
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 96666592
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 96125138
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 93604496
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 93603014
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 93100745
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 88205261
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 87846614
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 87471034
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 86410270
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 82153793
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 104763429
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 100803403
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 98257601
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 97951994
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 95259375
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 93603694
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 88562943
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 87677603
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 87265777
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 86403135
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 79205603
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 79203648
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 144000222
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 144001385
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 142561854
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 136804408
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 136804408
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 132484269
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 108003565
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 108003538
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 83869801
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 72009834
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%.