Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
233,027,600 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 233,027,329 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
233,027,329 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 233,027,600 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 2,796,331,200 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,796,327,945 KWD per year, or 233,027,329 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 2432808144
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 2279009928
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 2251046616
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 2153174700
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1635853752
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1609415287
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 1565946103
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1525926510
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1479631082
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1477022782
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1470874549
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 1448504982
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 1447108230
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 1432329542
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1412150073
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 1398432186
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 1368216394
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 1355525723
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 1342243523
52.0%
19
France
KWD 1154897678
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 1045267475
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1029613848
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 1006681976
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1490455297
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1299473472
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2516695992
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2320955903
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2181140966
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1890321012
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1817616652
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1817619512
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1736057709
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1705765301
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1677806456
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1649813412
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1537990880
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1507030272
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1482061435
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1457700225
47.9%
15
India
KWD 321841337
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2474979853
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2027340292
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1877040795
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1866553117
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1817616760
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1817615278
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1807829866
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1712755279
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1705702227
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1698388093
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1677806206
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1595213265
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2034331001
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1957431995
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1908006321
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1902064520
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1849773395
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1817615958
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1719743778
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1702546629
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1694543844
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1677799071
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1537985211
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1537983256
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2796326782
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 2796327945
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2768365148
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2656514640
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2656514640
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2572624704
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 2097248485
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1628611313
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1398173114
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%.