Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,592,046,080 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,592,045,809 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
2,592,045,809 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 2,592,046,080 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 31,104,552,960 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 31,104,549,705 KWD per year, or 2,592,045,809 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 27060961075
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 25350210662
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 25039165133
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 23950505455
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 18196163482
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 17902070780
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 17418550289
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 16973723124
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 16458360462
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 16429425516
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 16360999194
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 16112163854
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 16096612990
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 15932253659
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 15707802062
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 15555212142
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 15219021662
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 15077936221
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 14930189968
52.0%
19
France
KWD 12846193265
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 11626852460
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 11452701100
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 11197641809
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 16578737495
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 14454417356
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 27994095576
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 25816779964
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 24261553938
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 20217960796
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 20217963656
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 19310744671
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 18973780575
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 18662739512
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 18351381168
41.0%
11
China
KWD 17107512848
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 16763133516
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 16485418968
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 16214404851
47.9%
15
India
KWD 3579273756
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 27530049077
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 22550801068
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 20878934652
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 20762291142
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 20217960904
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 20217959422
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 20109095234
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 19051541107
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 0
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 18891669662
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 18662739262
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 17744062991
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 22628562332
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 21773187227
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 21223413733
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 0
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 20575662089
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 20217960102
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 19129300160
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 18938007448
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 18848986532
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 18662732127
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 17107507179
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 0
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 30793504691
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 31104549705
1.1%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 31104548542
1.4%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 29549325312
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 29549325312
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 28616188723
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 23328414805
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 18115602748
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 15552283994
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%.