Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,188,877,824 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,188,877,553 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
1,188,877,553 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 1,188,877,824 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 14,266,533,888 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 14,266,530,633 KWD per year, or 1,188,877,553 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 2.3% 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 12411884483
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 11627225119
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 11484559780
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 10985230769
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 8345922324
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 8211033093
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 7989259608
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 7785216117
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 7548859431
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 7535583842
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 7504201163
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 7390069975
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 7382938121
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 7307550882
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 7204602431
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 7134615013
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 6980421398
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 6915706476
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 6847940814
52.0%
19
France
KWD 5892091388
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 5332817769
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 5252942478
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 5135954943
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 7604073330
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 6629722542
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 12839878412
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 11841224135
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 11127899062
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 9273248399
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 9273251259
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 8857141589
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 8702588941
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 8559928069
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 8417118296
41.0%
11
China
KWD 7846602359
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 7688647681
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 7561268860
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 7436966408
47.9%
15
India
KWD 1641719725
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 12627038318
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 10343237241
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 9576414350
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 9522913411
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 9273248507
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 9273247025
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 9223315904
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 8738254425
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 0
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 8664930398
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 8559927819
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 8138562441
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 10378903457
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 9986573877
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 9734412370
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 9704096389
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 9437312473
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 9273247705
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 8773918431
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 8686179536
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 8645349031
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 8559920684
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 7846596690
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 7846594734
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 14123865809
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 14266530633
2.3%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 14266529470
3.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 13553207194
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 13553207194
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 13125211177
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 10699900501
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 8308972060
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 7133274458
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%.