Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
31,931,579 KWD
Pension
- 50.77 KWD
Social Security
** - 8.65 KWD
Unemployment
- 3.17 KWD
Total tax
- 62.60 KWD
Net pay
* 31,931,516 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
31,931,516 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 31,931,579 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 1,660,442,108 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,660,438,853 KWD per year, or 138,369,904 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 1444584634
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1353260318
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1336655897
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1278540099
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 971358633
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 955660000
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 929848212
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 906071832
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 878598087
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 877046164
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 873396886
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 860114433
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 859285624
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 850508975
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 838526082
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 830380541
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 812442218
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 804903486
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 797016759
52.0%
19
France
KWD 685775483
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 620673268
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 611379484
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 597761903
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 885026411
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 771621267
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1494395810
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1378167957
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1295147474
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1122459994
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 1079287890
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1079288742
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1079291602
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1030859927
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1012872955
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 996273001
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 979650206
41.0%
11
China
KWD 913251880
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 894867438
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 880040216
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 865576143
47.9%
15
India
KWD 191134365
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1469626000
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1203820701
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1114575242
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1108347148
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1079288850
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1079287368
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1073477568
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1017023210
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1012837114
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1008494494
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 996272751
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 947228294
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1207971687
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1162309631
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1132960796
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1129432760
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1098382760
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1079288048
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1021171986
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1010960555
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1006208685
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 996265616
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 913246211
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 913244255
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1660437690
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1660438853
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1643834947
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1577420003
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1577420003
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1527606739
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1245331666
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 967058147
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 830228568
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%.