Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
236,600,004 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 236,599,733 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
236,599,733 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 236,600,004 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 2,839,200,048 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,839,196,793 KWD per year, or 236,599,733 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 2470104042
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 2313948039
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 2285556039
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 2186183713
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1660932028
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1634088238
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 1589952658
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1549320040
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1502314276
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1499666108
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1493423563
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 1470711045
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 1469292858
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 1454287652
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1433798841
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 1419870652
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 1389191504
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 1376306397
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 1362820570
52.0%
19
France
KWD 1172602513
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 1061291807
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1045398158
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 1022114761
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1513304393
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1319394797
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2555277956
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2356537047
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2214578667
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1919300353
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1845481403
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1845484263
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1762672118
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1731915298
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1703527765
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1675105603
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1561568747
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1530133509
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1504781924
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1480047193
47.9%
15
India
KWD 326774264
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2512922256
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2058420207
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1905816510
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1895168073
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1845481511
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1845480029
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1835544577
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1739012448
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1731851196
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1724424917
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1703527515
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1619668442
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2065518088
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1987440189
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1937256807
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1931223911
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1878131138
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1845480709
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1746108119
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1728647327
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1720521852
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1703520380
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1561563078
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1561561122
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2839195630
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 2839196793
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2810805308
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2697240046
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2697240046
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2612064044
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 2129400121
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1653578559
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1419607538
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%.