Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,297,382,400 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,297,382,129 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
1,297,382,129 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 1,297,382,400 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 15,568,588,800 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 15,568,585,545 KWD per year, or 1,297,382,129 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 2.1% 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 13544672256
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 12688399872
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 12532713984
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 11987813052
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 9107624448
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 8960424288
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 8718410359
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 8495747482
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 8237815746
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 8223329246
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 8189082046
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 8064534419
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 8056751538
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 7974484241
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 7862140161
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 7785765234
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 7617498117
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 7546877595
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 7472927171
52.0%
19
France
KWD 6429840067
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 5819524593
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 5732359096
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 5604694712
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 8298068598
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 7234792667
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 14011727832
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 12921929711
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 12143501894
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 10119584092
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 10119586952
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 9665500647
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 9496842437
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 9341161016
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 9185317673
41.0%
11
China
KWD 8562732560
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 8390361986
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 8251357963
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 8115710552
47.9%
15
India
KWD 1791547429
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 13779462382
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 11287227052
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 10450418709
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 10392035065
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 10119584200
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 10119582718
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 10065094405
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 9535763059
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 0
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 9455746469
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 9341160766
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 8881339196
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 11326148405
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 10898012315
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 10622836987
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 10589754140
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 10298621797
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 10119583398
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 9574682202
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 9478935669
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 9434378683
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 9341153631
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 8562726891
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 0
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 15412900172
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 15568585545
2.1%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 15568584382
2.8%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 14790159360
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 14790159360
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 14323101696
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 11676441685
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 9067301862
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 7784301914
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%.