Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,071,422,080 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,071,421,809 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
2,071,421,809 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 2,071,422,080 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 24,857,064,960 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 24,857,061,705 KWD per year, or 2,071,421,809 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 21625646515
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 20258507942
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 20009937293
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 19139939695
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 14541383002
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 14306360299
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 13919957009
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 13564468923
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 13152627137
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 13129502354
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 13074820506
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 12875965070
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 12863537950
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 12732190346
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 12552820622
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 12430879090
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 12162215748
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 12049466413
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 11931395728
52.0%
19
France
KWD 10265980721
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 9291547693
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 9152376018
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 8948546129
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 13248826391
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 11551184693
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 22371356376
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 20631364924
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 19388513298
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 16157093596
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 16157096456
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 15432096029
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 15162812895
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 14914246712
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 14665425723
41.0%
11
China
KWD 13671394448
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 13396185117
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 13174250328
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 12957671318
47.9%
15
India
KWD 2860374133
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 22000516150
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 18021372268
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 16685308332
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 16592092902
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 16157093704
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 16157092222
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 16070094242
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 15224954707
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 0
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 15097195350
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 14914246462
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 14180089749
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 18083514812
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 17399945627
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 16960596483
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 16907775624
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 16442948777
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 16157092902
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 15287095040
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 15134224379
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 15063083774
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 14914239327
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 13671388779
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 0
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 24608491571
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 24857061705
1.3%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 24857060542
1.8%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 23614211712
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 23614211712
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 22868499763
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 18642798805
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 14477003262
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 12428539994
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%.