Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,669,824,000 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,669,823,729 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
1,669,823,729 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 1,669,824,000 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 20,037,888,000 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 20,037,884,745 KWD per year, or 1,669,823,729 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 1.6% 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 17432962560
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 16330878720
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 16130499840
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 15429173436
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 11722164480
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 11532707096
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 11221217911
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 10934644056
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 10602656032
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 10584013084
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 10539933425
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 10379631405
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 10369613874
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 10263730800
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 10119136257
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 10020836228
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 9804261858
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 9713370382
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 9618190787
52.0%
19
France
KWD 8275660637
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 7490144165
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 7377955062
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 7213642424
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 10680205072
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 9311693883
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 18034097112
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 16631448047
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 15629555270
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 13024628572
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 13024631432
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 12440190454
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 12223114949
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 12022740536
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 11822159508
41.0%
11
China
KWD 11020847120
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 10798994029
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 10620086539
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 10445497591
47.9%
15
India
KWD 2305830531
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 17735154187
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 14527468972
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 13450435797
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 13375292281
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 13024628680
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 13024627198
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 12954496337
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 12273208819
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 0
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 12170220031
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 12022740286
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 11430917964
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 14577563573
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 14026521755
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 13672351564
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 13629771456
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 13255063218
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 13024627878
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 12323301210
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 12200068487
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 12142720366
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 12022733151
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 11020841451
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 0
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 19837506380
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 20037884745
1.6%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 20037883582
2.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 19035993600
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 19035993600
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 18434856960
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 15028416085
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 11670266409
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 10018951514
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%.