Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,699,273,742 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,699,273,471 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
1,699,273,471 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 1,699,273,742 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 20,391,284,904 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 20,391,281,649 KWD per year, or 1,699,273,471 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 17740417866
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 16618897197
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 16414984348
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 15701289052
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 11928901669
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 11736102917
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 11419120177
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 11127492746
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 10789648936
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 10770677329
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 10725820197
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 10562691001
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 10552496771
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 10444746348
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 10297601694
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 10197568000
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 9977173874
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 9884679531
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 9787821301
52.0%
19
France
KWD 8421613558
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 7622243574
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 7508075802
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 7340865309
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 10868565622
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 9475918838
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 18352154326
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 16924767478
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 15905204855
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 13254336560
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 13254339420
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 12659591023
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 12438687060
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 12234778678
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 12030660148
41.0%
11
China
KWD 11215215417
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 10989449640
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 10807386898
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 10629718761
47.9%
15
India
KWD 2346495980
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 18047939072
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 14783681728
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 13687653469
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 13611184715
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 13254336668
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 13254335185
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 13182967436
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 12489664422
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 0
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 12384859175
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 12234778429
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 11632518529
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 14834659821
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 14273899588
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 13913483107
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 13870152030
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 13488835270
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 13254335866
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 12540640306
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 12415234192
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 12356874649
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 12234771293
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 11215209748
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 0
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 20187369315
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 20391281649
1.6%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 20391280486
2.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 19371720659
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 19371720659
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 18759982112
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 15293463763
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 11876088300
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 10195649966
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%.