Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
219,076,860 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 219,076,589 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
219,076,589 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 219,076,860 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 2,628,922,320 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,628,919,065 KWD per year, or 219,076,589 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 2287162418
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 2142571691
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 2116282468
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 2024269862
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1537919557
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1513063943
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 1472197130
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1434571484
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1391050022
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1388597412
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1382817478
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 1361787182
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 1360474134
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 1346580035
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1327608589
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 1314711962
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 1286305639
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 1274374268
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 1261887261
52.0%
19
France
KWD 1085757811
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 982690203
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 967973898
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 946414779
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1401226364
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1221677896
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2366028000
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2182006533
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2050562039
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1777152610
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1708800880
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1708803740
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1632124701
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1603645884
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1577361128
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1551043847
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1445915996
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1416808880
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1393334729
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1370432172
47.9%
15
India
KWD 302577566
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2326809434
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1905968854
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1764667585
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1754807690
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1708800988
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1708799506
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1699600025
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1610217340
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1603586824
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1596710636
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1577360878
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1499712358
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1912541041
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1840245779
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1793779057
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1788193000
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1739032421
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1708800186
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1616787316
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1600619732
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1593096072
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1577353743
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1445910327
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1445908372
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2628917902
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 2628919065
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2602630357
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2497476204
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2497476204
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2418608534
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1971691825
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1531110707
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1314468674
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%.