Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,526,744,480 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,526,744,209 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
2,526,744,209 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 2,526,744,480 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 30,320,933,760 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 30,320,930,505 KWD per year, or 2,526,744,209 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 26379212371
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 24711561014
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 24408351677
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 23347118671
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 17737746250
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 17451062668
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 16979723537
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 16546102127
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 16043724035
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 16015517854
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 15948815495
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 15706249108
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 15691090054
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 15530871367
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 15312074366
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 15163328658
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 14835608072
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 14698076814
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 14554052752
52.0%
19
France
KWD 12522558536
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 11333936387
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 11164172511
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 10915538897
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 16161068462
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 14090266380
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 27288838296
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 25166376028
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 23650330962
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 19708608316
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 19708611176
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 18824247771
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 18495772863
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 18192567992
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 17889053676
41.0%
11
China
KWD 16676522288
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 16340818914
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 16070100792
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 15805914442
47.9%
15
India
KWD 3489102547
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 26836482611
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 21982677148
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 20352930264
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 20239225326
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 19708608424
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 19708606942
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 19602485421
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 18571574347
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 0
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 18415730704
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 18192567742
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 17297035664
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 22058479364
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 21224653787
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 20688730762
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 0
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 20057297988
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 19708607622
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 18647374352
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 18460900898
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 18374122700
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 18192560607
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 16676516619
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 0
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 30017721683
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 30320930505
1.1%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 30320929342
1.5%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 28804887072
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 28804887072
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 27895259059
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 22740700405
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 17659215090
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 15160474394
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%.