Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
192,147,456 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 192,147,185 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
192,147,185 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 192,147,456 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 2,305,769,472 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,305,766,217 KWD per year, or 192,147,185 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.0% 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 2006019441
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1879202120
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1856144425
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1775442169
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1348875141
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1327074937
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 1291231535
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1258226975
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1220060155
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1217908077
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1212839080
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 1194394007
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 1193242535
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 1181055976
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1164416401
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 1153105069
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 1128191604
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 1117725925
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 1106773894
52.0%
19
France
KWD 952295685
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 861895991
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 848989020
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 830079754
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1228985896
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1071507474
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2075190437
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1913789669
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1798502818
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1558701287
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1498751529
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1498754389
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1431500649
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1406522647
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1383469419
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1360386898
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1268181930
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1242652649
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1222063719
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1201976832
47.9%
15
India
KWD 265392307
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2040792988
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1671683039
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1547751236
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1539103164
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1498751637
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1498750155
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1490681709
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1412286220
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1406471334
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1400440522
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1383469170
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1315364968
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1677447344
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1614038786
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1573283790
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1568384433
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1525266812
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1498750835
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1418048315
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1403868121
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1397269324
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1383462034
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1268176261
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1268174305
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2305765054
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 2305766217
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2282709038
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2190480998
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2190480998
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2121307914
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1729327189
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1342903257
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1152892250
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%.