Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
252,000,000 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 251,999,729 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
251,999,729 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 252,000,000 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 3,024,000,000 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 3,023,996,745 KWD per year, or 251,999,729 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 2630880000
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 2464560000
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 2434320000
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 2328479676
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1769040000
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1740448927
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 1693440631
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1650165374
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1600097474
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1597277442
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1590628337
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 1566437421
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 1564926834
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 1548945144
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1527122817
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 1512288052
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 1479611459
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 1465888174
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 1451524547
52.0%
19
France
KWD 1248924893
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 1130369844
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1113441500
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 1088642744
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1611802768
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1405272074
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2721597912
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2509921007
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2358722630
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1965601372
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1965604232
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1877402084
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1844643269
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1814407736
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1784135727
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1663208720
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1629727442
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1602725899
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1576380983
47.9%
15
India
KWD 348039229
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2676485182
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2192400172
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 2029863477
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 2018522041
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1965601480
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1965599998
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1955017745
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1852202419
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1844574737
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1836665016
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1814407486
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1725090346
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2199960053
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2116800155
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2063350435
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2056924838
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2000376306
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1965600678
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1859760090
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1841162778
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1832508405
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1814400351
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1663203051
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1663201096
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 3023995582
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 3023996745
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2993757260
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2872800000
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2872800000
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2782080000
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 2268000085
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1761207899
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1512007514
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%.