Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
211,472,352 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 211,472,081 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
211,472,081 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 211,472,352 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 2,537,668,224 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,537,664,969 KWD per year, or 211,472,081 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 2207771355
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 2068199603
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 2042822920
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1954004208
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1484535911
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1460543105
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 1421094837
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1384774124
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1342764742
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1340396998
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1334817823
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 1314517561
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 1313250139
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 1299838227
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1281525270
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 1269076310
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 1241656324
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 1230138845
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 1218085295
52.0%
19
France
KWD 1048069869
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 948579513
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 934374140
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 913563304
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1352587931
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1179271752
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2283899314
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2106265633
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1979383844
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1715464842
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1649485718
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1649488578
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1575471118
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1547980886
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1522608670
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1497204843
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1395726243
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1367629461
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1344970058
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1322862609
47.9%
15
India
KWD 292076940
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2246042168
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1839809635
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1703413273
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1693895581
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1649485826
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1649484343
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1640604252
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1554324206
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1547924013
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1541286548
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1522608421
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1447655090
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1846153686
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1776367912
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1731514105
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1726121964
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1678667836
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1649485024
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1560666047
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1545059676
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1537797185
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1522601285
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1395720574
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1395718619
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2537663806
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 2537664969
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2512288802
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2410784813
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2410784813
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2334654766
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1903251253
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1477963409
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1268841626
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%.