Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,033,717,400 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,033,717,129 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
2,033,717,129 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 2,033,717,400 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 24,404,608,800 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 24,404,605,545 KWD per year, or 2,033,717,129 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 1.3% 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 21232009656
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 19889756172
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 19645710084
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 18791548452
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 14276696148
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 14045951418
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 13666581559
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 13317563596
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 12913219009
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 12890515010
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 12836828566
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 12641592779
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 12629391888
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 12500435061
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 12324330261
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 12204608350
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 11940835464
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 11830138290
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 11714216771
52.0%
19
France
KWD 10079116327
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 9122420033
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 8985781660
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 8785661912
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 13007667258
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 11340926506
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 21964145832
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 20255826311
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 19035597494
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 15862997092
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 15862999952
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 15151196174
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 14886814637
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 14642773016
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 14398481113
41.0%
11
China
KWD 13422543560
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 13152343665
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 12934448563
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 12721811857
47.9%
15
India
KWD 2808309918
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 21600055800
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 17693341552
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 16381597134
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 16290078415
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 15862997200
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 15862995718
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 15777581335
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 14947825309
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 0
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 14822391577
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 14642772766
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 13921979346
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 17754352955
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 17083226315
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 16651874334
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 16600014944
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 16143649027
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 15862996398
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 15008834502
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 14858746446
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 14788900770
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 14642765631
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 13422537891
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 0
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 24160559972
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 24404605545
1.3%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 24404604382
1.8%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 23184378360
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 23184378360
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 22452240096
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 18303456685
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 14213488270
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 12202311914
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%.