Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,036,033,632 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,036,033,361 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
1,036,033,361 KWD
Net pay
330 KWD
Tax the employer pays
271 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
601 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 330 KWD to pay you 1,036,033,632 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 12,432,403,584 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 12,432,400,329 KWD per year, or 1,036,033,361 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 2.6% 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 10816191118
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 10132408921
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 10008084885
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 9572950435
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 7272956097
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 7155408567
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 6962146638
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 6784331210
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 6578366063
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 6566796215
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 6539448623
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 6439990477
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 6433775688
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 6368079994
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 6278366627
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 6217376927
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 6083007852
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 6026611811
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 5967558268
52.0%
19
France
KWD 5134595573
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 4647221696
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 4577615700
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 4475668034
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 6626481878
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 5777394853
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 11189161138
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 10318895982
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 9697277425
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 8081063702
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 8081066562
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 7718452405
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 7583769455
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 7459449886
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 7334999758
41.0%
11
China
KWD 6837830691
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 6700182862
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 6589179799
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 6480858342
47.9%
15
India
KWD 1430666005
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 11003684435
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 9013492771
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 8345254383
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 8298631433
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 8081063810
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 8081062327
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 8037550663
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 7614849614
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 0
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 7550953017
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 7459449637
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 7092255297
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 9044573660
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 8702682664
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 8482939410
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 8456520956
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 8224035277
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 8081063008
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 7645928294
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 7569469300
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 7533888076
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 7459442501
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 6837825022
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 6837823067
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 12308076808
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 12432400329
2.6%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 12432399166
3.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 11810783405
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 11810783405
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 11437811297
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 9324302773
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 7240756230
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 6216209306
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%.