Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,248,000,042 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
* 1,247,996,787 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
1,247,996,787 KWD
Net pay
3,960 KWD
Tax the employer pays
3,255 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
7,215 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 3,960 KWD to pay you 1,248,000,042 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 1,248,000,042 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,247,996,787 KWD per year, or 103,999,732 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 1085760037
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1017120034
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1004640034
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 960959708
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 730080025
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 718281031
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 698880655
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 681002197
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 660362617
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 659194264
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 656452360
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 646469442
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 645846855
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 639249550
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 630242838
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 624120621
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 610640254
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 604972194
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 599044568
52.0%
19
France
KWD 515436910
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 466502836
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 459518316
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 449282759
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 665194790
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 579957789
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1123197950
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1035841042
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 973442662
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 843649160
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 811200543
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 811201399
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 811204259
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 774802154
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 761283295
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 748807761
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 736313512
41.0%
11
China
KWD 686408743
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 672590716
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 661445921
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 650575505
47.9%
15
India
KWD 143674579
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1104581363
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 904800203
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 837723506
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 833042069
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 811201507
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 811200025
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 806833773
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 764402444
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 761257342
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 757993681
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 748807512
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 711944530
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 907920084
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 873600185
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 851541263
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 848889667
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 825552334
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 811200706
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 767520115
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 759845204
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 756273742
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 748800376
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 686403074
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 686401119
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1247995624
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1247996787
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1235517302
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1185600040
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1185600040
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1148160039
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 936000116
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 726847763
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 624007535
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%.