Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
242,749,000 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 242,748,729 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
242,748,729 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 242,749,000 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 2,912,988,000 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,912,984,745 KWD per year, or 242,748,729 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 2534299560
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 2374085220
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 2344955340
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 2243000436
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1704097980
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1676556525
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 1631273911
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1589586126
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1541357695
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1538640904
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1532236025
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 1508933205
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 1507478124
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 1492083021
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1471061757
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 1456771585
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 1425294886
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 1412075107
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 1398238787
52.0%
19
France
KWD 1203076937
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 1088873670
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1072566882
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 1048678424
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1552633372
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1353684353
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2621687112
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2417781047
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2272133270
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1893443572
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1893446432
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1808482136
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1776925949
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1747800536
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1718639757
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1602152120
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1569899928
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1543889539
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1518511884
47.9%
15
India
KWD 335265057
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2578230570
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2111916472
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1955346672
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1944421531
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1893443680
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1893442198
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1883248487
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1784207569
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1776860078
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1769240767
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1747800286
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1661761886
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2119198823
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2039091755
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1987604172
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1981414476
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1926941868
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1893442878
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1791487710
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1773573122
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1765236465
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1747793151
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1602146451
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1602144496
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2912983582
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 2912984745
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2883855380
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2767338600
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2767338600
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2679948960
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 2184741085
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1696553400
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1456501514
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%.