Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,296,345,461 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
* 1,296,342,206 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
1,296,342,206 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 1,296,345,461 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 1,296,345,461 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,296,342,206 KWD per year, or 108,028,517 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 1127820551
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1056521551
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1043558096
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 998185681
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 758362095
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 746105995
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 725954089
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 707384292
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 685943628
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 684730315
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 681882050
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 671512369
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 670865610
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 664012847
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 654657275
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 648297889
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 634294971
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 628407636
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 622250369
52.0%
19
France
KWD 535403568
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 484574305
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 477319099
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 466687110
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 690962898
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 602424099
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1166708827
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1075967740
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1011152089
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 876330663
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 842625066
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 842625922
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 842628782
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 804816601
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 790774000
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 777815013
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 764836826
41.0%
11
China
KWD 712998724
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 698645432
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 687068993
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 675777337
47.9%
15
India
KWD 149237695
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1147370975
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 939850631
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 870175368
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 865312636
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 842626030
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 842624548
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 838089086
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 794014013
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 790746888
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 787356755
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 777814763
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 739523900
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 943091376
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 907441978
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 884528551
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 881774221
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 857532828
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 842625228
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 797252548
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 789280312
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 785570486
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 777807627
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 712993055
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 712991099
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1296341043
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1296342206
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1283379267
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1231528188
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1231528188
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1192637824
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 972259180
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 755004619
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 648180244
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%.