Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,683,664,570 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,683,664,299 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
1,683,664,299 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 1,683,664,570 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 20,203,974,840 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 20,203,971,585 KWD per year, or 1,683,664,299 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 17577458111
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 16466239495
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 16264199746
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 15557060303
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 11819325281
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 11628297546
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 11314226541
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 11025277644
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 10690537562
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 10671740153
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 10627295103
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 10465664388
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 10455563813
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 10348803137
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 10203010111
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 10103895308
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 9885525757
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 9793880977
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 9697912471
52.0%
19
France
KWD 8344254502
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 7552227260
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 7439108236
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 7273433686
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 10768729357
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 9388875102
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 18183575268
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 16769300125
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 15759103005
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 13132585018
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 13132587878
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 12543302697
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 12324427921
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 12122392640
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 11920149083
41.0%
11
China
KWD 11112194882
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 10888502936
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 10708112564
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 10532076482
47.9%
15
India
KWD 2324942175
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 17882154494
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 14647881931
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 13561921589
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 13486155247
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 13132585126
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 13132583644
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 13061871480
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 12374937008
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 0
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 12271094535
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 12122392390
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 11525664694
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 14698391749
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 14142782543
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 13785676767
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 13742743724
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 13364929663
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 13132584324
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 12425444616
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 12301190459
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 12243366998
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 12122385255
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 11112189213
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 0
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 20001932352
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 20203971585
1.6%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 20203970422
2.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 19193776098
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 19193776098
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 18587656853
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 15152981215
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 11766997045
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 10101994934
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%.