Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,368,799,680 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,368,799,409 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
2,368,799,409 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 2,368,799,680 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 28,425,596,160 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 28,425,592,905 KWD per year, or 2,368,799,409 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 1.2% 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 24730268659
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 23166860870
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 22882604909
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 21887708719
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 16628973754
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 16360210589
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 15918334481
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 15511816399
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 15040844051
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 15014400534
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 14951867918
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 14724464231
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 14710252846
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 14560049123
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 14354928878
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 14215481153
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 13908246677
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 13779311912
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 13644290704
52.0%
19
France
KWD 11739784107
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 10625461087
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 10466309206
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 10233217361
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 15150853521
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 13209495416
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 25583034456
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 23593245820
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 22171967634
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 18476638876
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 18476641736
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 17647559059
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 17339616927
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 17055365432
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 16770823446
41.0%
11
China
KWD 15634086608
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 15319367748
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 15065571864
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 14817899816
47.9%
15
India
KWD 3271005692
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 25158955313
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 20608557388
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 19080684900
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 18974087478
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 18476638984
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 18476637502
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 18377149663
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 17410680067
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 0
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 17264578460
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 17055365182
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 16215811900
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 20679621260
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 19897917467
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 19395494534
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 0
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 18803532166
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 18476638182
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 17481741728
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 17306924600
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 17225570859
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 17055358047
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 15634080939
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 0
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 28141337459
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 28425592905
1.2%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 28425591742
1.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 27004316352
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 27004316352
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 26151548467
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 21319197205
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 16555351518
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 14212805594
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%.