Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,373,858,288 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,373,858,017 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
2,373,858,017 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 2,373,858,288 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 28,486,299,456 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 28,486,296,201 KWD per year, or 2,373,858,017 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 1.1% 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 24783080527
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 23216334057
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 22931471062
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 21934450257
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 16664485182
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 16395148067
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 15952328326
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 15544942187
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 15072963986
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 15046464015
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 14983797851
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 14755908539
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 14741666802
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 14591142322
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 14385584042
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 14245838525
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 13937947926
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 13808737835
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 13673428286
52.0%
19
France
KWD 11764854568
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 10648151919
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 10488660160
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 10255070548
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 15183208378
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 13237704480
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 25637667423
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 23643629556
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 22219316205
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 18516096018
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 18516098878
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 17685245687
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 17376645937
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 17091787410
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 16806637783
41.0%
11
China
KWD 15667473421
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 15352082475
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 15097744611
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 14849543648
47.9%
15
India
KWD 3277990832
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 25212682647
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 20652567278
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 19121431987
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 19014606928
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 18516096126
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 18516094644
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 18416394344
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 17447860835
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 0
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 17301447213
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 17091787160
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 16250441006
43.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 28201433722
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 28486296201
1.1%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 28486295038
1.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 27061984483
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 27061984483
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 26207395500
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 21364724677
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 16590705725
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 14243157242
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%.