Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,626,393,600 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,626,393,329 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
1,626,393,329 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 1,626,393,600 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 19,516,723,200 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 19,516,719,945 KWD per year, or 1,626,393,329 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.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 16979549184
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 15906129408
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 15710962176
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 15027876540
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 11417283072
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 11232753301
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 10929365623
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 10650244424
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 10326892101
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 10308733836
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 10265800741
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 10109668038
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 10099911090
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 9996781851
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 9855948033
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 9760204689
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 9549263426
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 9460735745
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 9368031683
52.0%
19
France
KWD 8060419574
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 7295333284
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 7186062182
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 7026023096
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 10402424233
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 9069506516
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 17565048792
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 16198881263
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 15223046726
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 12685871452
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 12685874312
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 12116633988
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 11905204421
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 11710041656
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 11514677488
41.0%
11
China
KWD 10734206480
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 10518123544
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 10343869195
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 10173821218
47.9%
15
India
KWD 2245860000
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 17273881125
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 14149624492
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 13100603925
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 13027414777
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 12685871560
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 12685870078
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 12617563294
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 11953995379
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 0
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 11853685379
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 11710041406
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 11133611687
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 14198416181
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 13661706395
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 13316747792
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 13275275159
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 12910312703
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 12685870758
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 12002784858
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 11882757298
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 11826900751
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 11710034271
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 10734200811
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 0
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 19321553228
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 19516719945
1.7%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 19516718782
2.3%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 18540887040
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 18540887040
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 17955385344
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 14637542485
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 11366734818
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 9758369114
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%.