Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
255,465,642 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 255,465,371 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
255,465,371 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 255,465,642 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 3,065,587,704 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 3,065,584,449 KWD per year, or 255,465,371 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 2667061302
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 2498453979
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 2467798102
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 2360502208
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1793368807
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1764384522
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 1716729745
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1672859784
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1622102776
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1619244067
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1612503470
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 1587979851
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 1586448470
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 1570247031
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1548124608
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 1533085825
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 1499959724
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 1486047813
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 1471486645
52.0%
19
France
KWD 1266100614
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 1145915287
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1128754093
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 1103614317
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1633969014
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1424598046
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2759026846
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2544438802
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2391161039
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1992633380
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1992636240
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1903221115
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1870011768
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1839360358
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1808672057
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1686081957
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1652140235
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1624767382
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1598060108
47.9%
15
India
KWD 352824734
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2713293669
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2222551258
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 2057779224
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 2046281834
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1992633488
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1992632005
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1981904196
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1877674887
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1869942239
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1861923724
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1839360109
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1748814676
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2230215108
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2145911548
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2091726765
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2085212794
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2027886572
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1992632686
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1885336528
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1866483452
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1857710055
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1839352973
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1686076288
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1686074333
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 3065583286
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 3065584449
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 3034929087
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2912308319
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2912308319
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2820340688
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 2299190863
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1785428993
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1532801366
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%.