Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,536,953,916 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,536,953,645 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
1,536,953,645 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 1,536,953,916 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 18,443,446,992 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 18,443,443,737 KWD per year, or 1,536,953,645 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 1.8% 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 16045798883
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 15031409298
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 14846974829
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 14201453860
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 10789416490
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 10615034546
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 10328330947
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 10064557598
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 9758989461
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 9741829343
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 9701257455
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 9553710962
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 9544490652
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 9447032604
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 9313943548
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 9223465390
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 9024124832
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 8940465103
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 8852859104
52.0%
19
France
KWD 7617156500
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 6894143711
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 6790881883
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 6639643661
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 9830368014
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 8570750769
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 16599100205
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 15308062011
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 14385891283
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 11988241917
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 11988244777
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 11450308369
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 11250505934
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 11066075931
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 10881455258
41.0%
11
China
KWD 10143904566
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 9939704568
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 9775032805
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 9614336412
47.9%
15
India
KWD 2122357904
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 16323944745
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 13371499241
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 12380167271
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 12311002908
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 11988242025
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 11988240543
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 11923690226
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 11296613701
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 0
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 11201820341
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 11066075682
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 10521345175
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 13417607740
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 12910413050
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 12584424603
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 12545232682
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 12200340491
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 11988241223
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 11342719990
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 11229293079
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 11176508249
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 11066068546
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 10143898897
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 0
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 18259009782
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 18443443737
1.8%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 18443442574
2.4%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 17521274642
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 17521274642
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 16967971233
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 13832585329
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 10741648021
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 9221731010
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%.