Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
236,010,384 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 236,010,113 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
236,010,113 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 236,010,384 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 2,832,124,608 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,832,121,353 KWD per year, or 236,010,113 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 2463948409
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 2308181556
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 2279860309
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 2180735624
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1656792896
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1630016004
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 1585990412
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1545458973
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1498570448
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1495928860
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1489701881
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 1467045968
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 1465631318
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 1450663498
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1430225744
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 1416332265
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 1385729593
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 1372876577
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 1359424359
52.0%
19
France
KWD 1169680356
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 1058647015
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1042792981
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 1019567603
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1509533184
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1316106812
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2548910060
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2350664432
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2209059824
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1914517356
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1840882367
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1840885227
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1758279449
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1727599280
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1699282501
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1670931165
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1557677255
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1526320354
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1501031941
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1476358859
47.9%
15
India
KWD 325960092
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2506659918
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2053290513
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1901067121
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1890445217
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1840882475
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1840880993
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1830970305
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1734678741
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1727535348
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1720127578
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1699282251
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1615632151
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2060370705
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1982487381
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1932429058
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1926411196
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1873450734
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1840881673
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1741756723
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1724339446
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1716234220
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1699275116
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1557671586
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1557669630
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2832120190
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 2832121353
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2803800622
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2690518378
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2690518378
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2605554639
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 2124093541
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1649457752
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1416069818
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%.