Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
194,091,040 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 194,090,769 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
194,090,769 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 194,091,040 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 2,329,092,480 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,329,089,225 KWD per year, or 194,090,769 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.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 2026310458
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1898210371
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1874919446
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1793400885
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1362519101
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1340498378
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 1304292420
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1270954340
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1232401058
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1230227290
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1225106982
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 1206475325
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 1205312192
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 1193002394
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1176194520
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 1164768772
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 1139603216
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 1129031753
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 1117968938
52.0%
19
France
KWD 961928087
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 870614108
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 857576551
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 838476037
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1241417060
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1082345770
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2096181144
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1933147766
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1816694764
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1574467641
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1513911484
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1513914344
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1445980349
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1420749682
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1397463224
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1374147239
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1281009584
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1255222079
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1234424913
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1214134810
47.9%
15
India
KWD 268076090
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2061435740
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1688592220
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1563406805
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1554671271
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1513911592
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1513910110
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1505760034
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1426571563
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1420697810
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1414605984
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1397462974
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1328669928
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1694414832
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1630364891
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1589197661
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1584248743
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1540694981
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1513910790
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1432391965
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1418068334
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1411402787
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1397455839
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1281003915
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1281001960
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2329088062
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 2329089225
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2305798815
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2212637856
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2212637856
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2142765082
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1746819445
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1356486810
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1164553754
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%.