Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
9,343,120 KWD
Pension
- 50.77 KWD
Social Security
** - 8.65 KWD
Unemployment
- 3.17 KWD
Total tax
- 62.60 KWD
Net pay
* 9,343,057 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
9,343,057 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 9,343,120 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 485,842,240 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 485,838,985 KWD per year, or 40,486,582 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 422682749
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 395961426
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 391103003
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 374098201
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 284217710
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 279624919
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 272072285
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 265092684
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 257082059
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 256622513
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 255557356
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 251671701
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 251430193
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 248860129
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 245353148
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 242969859
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 237727417
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 235516200
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 233208823
52.0%
19
France
KWD 200665738
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 181609012
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 178891813
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 174905950
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 258964682
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 225780010
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 437255928
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 403250067
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 378959577
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 328430492
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 315797964
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 315798828
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 315801688
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 301629205
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 296367035
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 291513080
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 286648030
41.0%
11
China
KWD 267221952
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 261842269
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 257502286
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 253272641
47.9%
15
India
KWD 55972937
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 430009974
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 352235796
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 326125081
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 324301736
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 315798936
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 315797454
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 314098754
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 297580791
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 296359355
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 295089519
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 291512830
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 277160180
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 353450283
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 340089723
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 331501941
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 330469930
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 321384948
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 315798134
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 298793067
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 295805426
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 294415260
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 291505695
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 267216283
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 267214328
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 485837822
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 485838985
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 480981078
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 461550128
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 461550128
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 446974861
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 364381765
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 282959438
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 242928634
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%.