Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,777,949,568 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
* 1,777,946,313 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
1,777,946,313 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 1,777,949,568 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 1,777,949,568 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,777,946,313 KWD per year, or 148,162,193 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 1546816124
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1449028898
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1431249402
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1369020843
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1040100497
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1023290831
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 995652389
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 970195653
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 940774809
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 939113604
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 935205810
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 920983297
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 920095735
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 910698176
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 897867349
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 889145351
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 869936926
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 861865227
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 853420340
52.0%
19
France
KWD 734306064
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 664597439
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 654645731
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 640064588
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 947657887
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 826227454
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1600152524
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1475699149
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1386803293
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1201895036
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 1155667740
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1155668591
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1155671451
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1103812472
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1084552506
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1066777477
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1048978433
41.0%
11
China
KWD 977880983
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 958195539
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 942319170
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 926831240
47.9%
15
India
KWD 204655971
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1573629620
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1289013609
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1193452125
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1186783378
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1155668699
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1155667217
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1149446141
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1088996529
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1084513847
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1079863825
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1066777227
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1014262187
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1293458364
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1244564853
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1213139074
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1209361334
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1176113945
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1155667897
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1093439074
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1082504972
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1077416796
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1066770092
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 977875314
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 977873358
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1777945150
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1777946313
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1760167333
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1689052090
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1689052090
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1635713603
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1333462261
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1035495667
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 888982298
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%.