Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
199,486,764 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 199,486,493 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
199,486,493 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 199,486,764 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 2,393,841,168 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,393,837,913 KWD per year, or 199,486,493 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 2082641816
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1950980552
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1927042140
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1843257375
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1400397083
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1377764162
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 1340551685
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1306287699
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1266661532
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1264427547
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1259164792
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 1240015146
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 1238819638
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 1226167708
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1208892607
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 1197149221
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 1171283817
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 1160418680
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 1149048308
52.0%
19
France
KWD 988669295
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 894817103
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 881417018
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 861785564
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1275928110
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1112434744
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2154454964
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1986889177
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1867198741
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1618237753
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1555998131
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1556000991
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1486178491
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1460246382
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1436312437
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1412348318
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1316621363
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1290116983
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1268741718
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1247887451
47.9%
15
India
KWD 275526733
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2118743573
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1735535019
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1606869361
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1597891021
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1555998239
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1555996757
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1547620061
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1466230134
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1460192957
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1453931748
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1436312187
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1365606788
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1741519503
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1675688973
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1633377309
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1628290801
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1583526239
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1555997437
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1472212408
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1457490573
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1450639715
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1436305052
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1316615694
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1316613738
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2393836750
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 2393837913
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2369900017
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2274149110
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2274149110
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2202333875
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1795380961
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1394197093
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1196928098
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%.