Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
240,121,111 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 240,120,840 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
240,120,840 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 240,121,111 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 2,881,453,332 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,881,450,077 KWD per year, or 240,120,840 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 2506864399
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 2348384466
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 2319569932
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 2218718741
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1685650199
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1658406905
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 1613614497
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1572377657
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1524671756
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1521984292
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1515648790
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 1492598247
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 1491158933
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 1475930460
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1455136750
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 1441001278
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 1409865427
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 1396788676
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 1383102147
52.0%
19
France
KWD 1190053119
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 1077086042
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1060955817
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 1037325943
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1535825394
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1339030067
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2593305911
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2391607273
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2247536229
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1872946038
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1872948898
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1788904364
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1757689802
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1728879735
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1700034619
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1584808053
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1552905002
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1527176165
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1502073275
47.9%
15
India
KWD 331636357
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2550319835
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2089053838
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1934179027
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1923372140
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1872946146
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1872944664
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1862861325
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1764892584
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1757624687
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1750087871
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1728879486
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1643772462
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2096257352
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2017017488
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1966087279
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1959964595
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1906081685
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1872945344
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1772093889
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1754373239
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1746126835
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1728872350
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1584802384
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1584800428
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2881448914
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 2881450077
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2852636059
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2737380665
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2737380665
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2650937065
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 2161090084
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1678187294
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1440734180
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%.