Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,712,346,896 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
* 1,712,343,641 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
1,712,343,641 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 1,712,346,896 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 1,712,346,896 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,712,343,641 KWD per year, or 142,695,303 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 1489741800
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1395562720
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1378439251
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1318506786
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1001722934
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 985533541
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 958914893
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 934396275
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 906062468
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 904462273
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 900698805
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 887001113
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 886146352
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 877095438
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 864738000
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 856337829
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 837838483
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 830064332
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 821931057
52.0%
19
France
KWD 707212161
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 640075226
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 630490827
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 616447626
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 912691663
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 795741630
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1541110119
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1421248931
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1335633208
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1157547630
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 1113026002
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1113026854
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1113029714
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1063084148
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1044534876
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1027415874
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1010273512
41.0%
11
China
KWD 941799513
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 922840399
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 907549754
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 892633428
47.9%
15
India
KWD 197107059
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1515565941
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1241451672
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1149416331
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1142993594
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1113026962
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1113025480
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1107034014
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1048814892
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1044497790
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1040019387
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1027415624
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 976838159
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1245732420
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1198642983
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1168376730
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1164738397
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1132717778
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1113026161
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1053093431
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1042562786
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1037662364
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1027408488
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 941793844
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 941791888
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1712342478
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1712343641
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1695220687
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1626729551
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1626729551
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1575359144
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1284260257
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 997288014
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 856180962
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%.