Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
259,261,080 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 259,260,809 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
259,260,809 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 259,261,080 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 3,111,132,960 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 3,111,129,705 KWD per year, or 259,260,809 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 2706685675
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 2535573362
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 2504462033
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 2395572055
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1820012782
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1790597866
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 1742235089
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1697713830
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1646202138
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1643301072
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1636460274
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 1611572294
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 1610018140
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 1593576040
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1571124962
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 1555862748
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 1522244362
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 1508125876
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 1493348368
52.0%
19
France
KWD 1284910805
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 1162940058
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1145523856
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 1120010609
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1658244635
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1445763109
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2800017576
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2582241364
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2426686338
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 2022237796
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 2022240656
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1931497127
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1897794375
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1866687512
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1835543302
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1711131848
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1676685865
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1648906368
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1621802252
47.9%
15
India
KWD 358065635
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2753604910
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2255571568
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 2088351477
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 2076683292
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 2022237904
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 2022236422
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 2011349204
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1905571357
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1897723753
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1889586090
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1866687262
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1774796651
43.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 3111128542
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 3111129705
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 3080018891
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2955576312
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2955576312
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2862242323
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 2333349805
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1811955006
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1555573994
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%.