Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,680,481,884 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
* 1,680,478,629 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
1,680,478,629 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 1,680,481,884 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 1,680,481,884 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,680,478,629 KWD per year, or 140,039,886 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 1462019239
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1369592735
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1352787917
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1293970726
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 983081902
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 967193793
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 941070486
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 917007538
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 889201734
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 887631173
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 883937808
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 870495037
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 869656208
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 860773669
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 848646169
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 840402319
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 822247392
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 814617767
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 806635852
52.0%
19
France
KWD 694051911
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 628164116
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 618758130
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 604976222
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 895707612
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 780933831
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1512431608
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1394800971
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1310778499
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1136006882
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 1092313744
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1092314597
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1092317457
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1043301287
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1025097218
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1008296866
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 991473474
41.0%
11
China
KWD 924273756
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 905667441
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 890661298
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 876022615
47.9%
15
India
KWD 193440346
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1487362825
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1218349538
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1128026942
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1121723699
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1092314705
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1092313222
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1086433283
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1029297573
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1025060896
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1020665853
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1008296617
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 958660284
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1222550624
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1176337474
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1146634436
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1143063816
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1111639072
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1092313903
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1033496448
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1023161773
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1018352549
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1008289481
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 924268087
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 924266132
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1680477466
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1680478629
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1663674325
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1596457790
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1596457790
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1546043333
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1260361498
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 978729513
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 840248456
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%.