Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,549,216,215 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,549,215,944 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
2,549,215,944 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 2,549,216,215 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 30,590,594,580 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 30,590,591,325 KWD per year, or 2,549,215,944 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 26613817285
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 24931334583
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 24625428637
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 23554757502
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 17895497829
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 17606264604
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 17130733596
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 16693256036
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 16186409665
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 16157952699
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 16090657087
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 15845933413
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 15830639529
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 15668995953
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 15448253080
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 15298184493
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 14967549228
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 14828794896
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 14683489946
52.0%
19
France
KWD 12633928454
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 11434735332
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 11263461625
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 11012616793
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 16304797679
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 14215578841
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 27531533034
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 25390194509
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 23860666402
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 19883887849
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 19883890709
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 18991662190
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 18660265963
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 18354364484
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 18048150863
41.0%
11
China
KWD 16824835739
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 16486146775
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 16213021026
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 15946485090
47.9%
15
India
KWD 3520132469
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 27075154280
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 22178181243
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 20533940089
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 20419223923
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 19883887957
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 19883886475
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 19776821141
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 18736741599
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 0
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 18579511900
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 18354364234
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 17450867724
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 22254657610
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 21413416361
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 20872727081
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 0
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 20235678621
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 19883887155
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 18813215756
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 18625083888
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 18537533921
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 18354357099
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 16824830070
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 0
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 30284685894
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 30590591325
1.1%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 30590590162
1.4%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 29061064851
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 29061064851
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 28143347014
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 22942946020
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 17816268248
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 15295304804
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%.