Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,931,904,000 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,931,903,729 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
1,931,903,729 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 1,931,904,000 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 23,182,848,000 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 23,182,844,745 KWD per year, or 1,931,903,729 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 1.4% 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 20169077760
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 18894021120
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 18662192640
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 17850792636
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 13561966080
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 13342773099
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 12982395511
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 12650848728
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 12266748717
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 12245180956
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 12194182385
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 12008720685
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 11997130674
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 11874629631
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 11707341057
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 11593612754
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 11343045498
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 11237889742
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 11127771587
52.0%
19
France
KWD 9574529117
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 8665727068
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 8535929334
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 8345828024
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 12356468752
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 10773169375
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 20864561112
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 19241764847
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 18082624070
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 15068852572
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 15068855432
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 14392686375
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 14141540549
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 13909716536
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 13677654459
41.0%
11
China
KWD 12750575120
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 12493902133
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 12286915339
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 12084923980
47.9%
15
India
KWD 2667721672
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 20518698529
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 16807564972
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 15561490197
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 15474553081
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 15068852680
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 15068851198
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 14987712977
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 14199496819
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 0
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 14080342937
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 13909716286
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 13225007571
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 16865521973
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 16227993755
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 15818236396
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 15768973248
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 15335454258
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 15068851878
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 14257451610
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 14114877383
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 14048528387
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 13909709151
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 12750569451
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 0
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 22951016780
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 23182844745
1.4%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 23182843582
1.9%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 22023705600
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 22023705600
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 21328220160
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 17387136085
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 13501922562
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 11591431514
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%.