Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,691,851,728 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,691,851,457 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
1,691,851,457 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 1,691,851,728 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 20,302,220,736 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 20,302,217,481 KWD per year, or 1,691,851,457 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 17662932040
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 16546309900
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 16343287692
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 15632709642
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 11876799131
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 11684842480
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 11369244243
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 11078890430
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 10742522413
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 10723633635
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 10678972445
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 10516555762
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 10506406064
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 10399126257
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 10252624289
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 10153027519
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 9933596059
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 9841505675
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 9745070501
52.0%
19
France
KWD 8384830057
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 7588951477
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 7475282375
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 7308802209
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 10821094420
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 9434530363
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 18271996575
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 16850844218
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 15835734804
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 13196444850
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 13196447710
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 12604297021
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 12384357918
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 12181340178
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 11978113179
41.0%
11
China
KWD 11166230125
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 10941450435
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 10760182889
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 10583290779
47.9%
15
India
KWD 2336247349
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 17969110069
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 14719110206
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 13627869146
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 13551734382
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 13196444958
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 13196443476
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 13125387451
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 12435112619
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 0
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 12330765162
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 12181339928
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 11581710539
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 14769865639
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 14211554671
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 13852712398
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 13809570583
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 13429919323
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 13196444157
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 12485865842
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 12361007473
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 12302902832
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 12181332792
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 11166224456
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 0
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 20099195789
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 20302217481
1.6%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 20302216318
2.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 19287109699
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 19287109699
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 18678043077
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 15226665637
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 11824216438
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 10151117882
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%.