Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
211,939,200 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 211,938,929 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
211,938,929 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 211,939,200 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 2,543,270,400 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,543,267,145 KWD per year, or 211,938,929 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 2212645248
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 2072765376
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 2047332672
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1958317884
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1487813184
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1463767409
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 1424232055
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1387831231
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1345729021
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1343356068
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1337764568
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 1317419488
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 1316149266
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 1302707751
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1284354369
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 1271877926
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 1244397388
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 1232854500
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 1220774339
52.0%
19
France
KWD 1050383568
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 950673601
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 936436861
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 915580088
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1355573891
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1181875106
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2288941272
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2110915439
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1983753542
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1719251913
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1653127132
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1653129992
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1578949136
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1551398213
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1525969976
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1500510070
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1398807440
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1370648632
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1347939211
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1325782950
47.9%
15
India
KWD 292721583
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2251000547
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1843871212
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1707173733
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1697635033
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1653127240
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1653125758
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1644226059
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1557755539
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1551341206
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1544689086
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1525969726
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1450850935
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1850229269
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1780289435
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1735336610
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1729932564
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1682373675
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1653126438
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1564111386
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1548470561
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1541192036
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1525962591
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1398801771
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1398799816
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2543265982
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 2543267145
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2517834956
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2416106880
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2416106880
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2339808768
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1907452885
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1481226172
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1271642714
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%.