Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
195,262,284 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 195,262,013 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
195,262,013 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 195,262,284 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 2,343,147,408 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,343,144,153 KWD per year, or 195,262,013 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 2038538245
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1909665138
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1886233663
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1804223180
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1370741234
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1348587622
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 1312163180
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1278624115
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1239837942
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1237651103
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1232499874
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 1213755778
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 1212585617
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 1200201553
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1183292258
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 1171797561
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 1146480090
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 1135844880
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 1124715303
52.0%
19
France
KWD 967732772
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 875867826
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 862751576
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 843535811
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1248908336
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1088877151
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2108830580
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1944813356
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1827657608
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1583968772
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1523047187
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1523050047
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1454706117
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1429323188
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1405896181
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1382439506
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1288739795
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1262796678
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1241874025
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1221461459
47.9%
15
India
KWD 269693393
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2073875489
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1698782043
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1572841175
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1564052936
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1523047295
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1523045813
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1514846545
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1435180206
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1429270979
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1423142385
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1405895931
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1336687773
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1704639792
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1640203341
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1598787690
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1593808905
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1549992316
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1523046493
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1441035745
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1426625677
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1419919904
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1405888796
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1288734126
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1288732170
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2343142990
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 2343144153
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2319713194
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2225990038
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2225990038
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2155695615
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1757360641
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1364672541
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1171581218
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%.