Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
235,539,504 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 235,539,233 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
235,539,233 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 235,539,504 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 2,826,474,048 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,826,470,793 KWD per year, or 235,539,233 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 2459032422
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 2303576349
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 2275311609
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 2176384693
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1653487318
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1626763853
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 1582826098
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1542375462
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1495580567
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1492944234
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1486729687
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 1464118977
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 1462707153
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 1447769191
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1427372211
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 1413506452
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 1382964855
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 1370137468
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 1356712090
52.0%
19
France
KWD 1167346675
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 1056534841
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1040712445
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 1017533401
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1506521435
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1313480974
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2543824556
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2345974467
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2204652387
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1910697577
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1837209503
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1837212363
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1754771393
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1724152438
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1695892165
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1667597391
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1554569447
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1523275107
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1498037144
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1473413296
47.9%
15
India
KWD 325309881
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2501658715
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2049193857
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1897274182
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1886673468
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1837209611
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1837208129
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1827317218
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1731217773
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1724088641
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1716695654
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1695891915
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1612408704
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2056259923
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1978531989
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1928573539
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1922567686
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1869712889
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1837208809
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1738281629
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1720899102
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1712810048
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1695884780
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1554563778
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1554561822
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2826469630
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 2826470793
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2798206568
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2685150346
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2685150346
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2600356124
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 2119855621
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1646166809
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1413244538
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%.