Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,567,812,480 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,567,812,209 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
1,567,812,209 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 1,567,812,480 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 18,813,749,760 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 18,813,746,505 KWD per year, or 1,567,812,209 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 1.7% 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 16367962291
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 15333206054
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 15145068557
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 14486586991
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 11006043610
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 10828160452
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 10535700497
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 10266631818
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 9954927765
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 9937423265
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 9896036711
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 9745527796
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 9736122334
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 9636707607
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 9500946446
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 9408651688
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 9205308644
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 9119969370
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 9030604432
52.0%
19
France
KWD 7770091544
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 7032562515
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 6927227362
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 6772952657
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 10027739390
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 8742831946
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 16932372696
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 15615413308
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 14674727442
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 12228938716
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 12228941576
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 11680204661
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 11476390623
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 11288257592
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 11099930188
41.0%
11
China
KWD 10347571088
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 10139271228
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 9971293272
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 9807370386
47.9%
15
India
KWD 2164968713
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 16651692690
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 13639968748
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 12628733004
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 12558180006
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 12228938824
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 12228937342
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 12163090965
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 11523424147
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 0
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 11426727430
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 11288257342
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 10732589943
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 13687003004
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 13169624987
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 12837091440
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 12797112625
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 12445295772
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 12228938022
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 11570456192
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 11454751919
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 11400907283
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 11288250207
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 10347565419
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 0
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 18625609523
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 18813746505
1.7%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 18813745342
2.4%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 17873062272
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 17873062272
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 17308649779
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 14110312405
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 10957316056
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 9406882394
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%.