Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
197,385,988 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 197,385,717 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
197,385,717 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 197,385,988 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 2,368,631,856 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,368,628,601 KWD per year, or 197,385,717 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 2060709715
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1930434963
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1906748644
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1823846205
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1385649636
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1363255068
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 1326434470
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1292530978
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1253322528
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1251111989
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1245904694
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 1226956722
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 1225773819
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 1213255095
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1196161904
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 1184542188
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 1158949264
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 1148198466
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 1136947838
52.0%
19
France
KWD 978257849
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 885393888
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 872134950
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 852710212
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1262491547
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1100719876
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2131766583
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1965965448
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1847535477
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1601196259
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1539612078
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1539614938
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1470527711
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1444868701
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1421186850
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1397475076
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1302756241
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1276530970
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1255380783
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1234746168
47.9%
15
India
KWD 272625893
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2096431290
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1717258268
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1589947611
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1581063805
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1539612186
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1539610704
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1531322240
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1450789430
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1444815881
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1438620620
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1421186600
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1351225758
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1723179728
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1658042455
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1616176366
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1611143427
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1566850279
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1539611385
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1456708681
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1442141883
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1435363174
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1421179464
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1302750572
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1302748616
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2368627438
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 2368628601
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2344942798
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2250200263
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2250200263
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2179141308
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1776473977
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1379514938
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1184323442
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%.