Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
209,848,038 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 209,847,767 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
209,847,767 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 209,848,038 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 2,518,176,456 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,518,173,201 KWD per year, or 209,847,767 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 2190813517
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 2052313812
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 2027132047
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1938995547
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1473133227
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1449324715
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 1410179446
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1374137466
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1332451063
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1330101446
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1324565153
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 1304420825
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 1303163149
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 1289854232
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1271681927
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 1259328588
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 1232119283
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 1220690211
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 1208729246
52.0%
19
France
KWD 1040019769
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 941293509
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 927197271
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 906546268
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1342198819
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1170213850
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2266356723
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2090087466
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1964180265
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1702288407
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1636816068
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1636818928
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1563369979
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1536090907
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1510913610
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1485704894
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1385005771
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1357124795
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1334639421
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1312701806
47.9%
15
India
KWD 289834018
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2228790374
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1825678103
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1690329424
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1680884825
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1636816176
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1636814694
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1628002824
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1542385498
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1536034502
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1529448028
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1510913360
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1436535718
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1831973425
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1762723675
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1718214385
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1712863663
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1665774032
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1636815375
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1548678610
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1533192113
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1525985407
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1510906224
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1385000102
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1384998146
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2518172038
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 2518173201
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2492991952
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2392267633
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2392267633
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2316722340
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1888632427
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1466611209
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1259095742
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%.