Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,376,832,900 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,376,832,629 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
2,376,832,629 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 2,376,832,900 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 28,521,994,800 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 28,521,991,545 KWD per year, or 2,376,832,629 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 24814135476
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 23245425762
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 22960205814
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 21961935672
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 16685366958
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 16415692344
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 15972317719
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 15564421136
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 15091851463
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 15065318296
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 15002573602
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 14774398727
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 14760139143
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 14609426049
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 14403610191
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 14263689563
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 13955413144
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 13826041153
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 13690562051
52.0%
19
France
KWD 11779596745
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 10661494803
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 10501803186
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 10267920872
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 15202233996
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 13254292249
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 25669793232
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 23673256691
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 22247158574
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 18539297992
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 18539300852
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 17707406545
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 17398420097
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 17113204616
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 16827697679
41.0%
11
China
KWD 15687105860
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 15371319708
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 15116663143
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 14868151163
47.9%
15
India
KWD 3282098302
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 25244275918
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 20678446402
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 19145392487
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 19038433570
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 18539298100
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 18539296618
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 18439471384
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 17469724234
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 0
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 17323127137
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 17113204366
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 16270803950
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 20749751270
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 19965396515
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 19461269736
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 0
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 18867299866
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 18539297298
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 17541026892
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 17365616912
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 17283987278
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 17113197231
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 15687100191
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 0
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 28236772112
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 28521991545
1.1%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 28521990382
1.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 27095895060
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 27095895060
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 26240235216
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 21391496185
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 16611495050
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 14261004914
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%.