Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
259,282,982 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 259,282,711 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
259,282,711 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 259,282,982 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 3,111,395,784 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 3,111,392,529 KWD per year, or 259,282,711 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 2706914332
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 2535787564
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 2504673606
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 2395774429
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1820166534
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1790749133
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 1742382270
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1697857253
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1646341206
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1643439895
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1636598520
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 1611708437
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 1610154152
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 1593710663
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1571257688
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 1555994184
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 1522372958
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 1508253280
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 1493474524
52.0%
19
France
KWD 1285019352
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 1163038301
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1145620628
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 1120105226
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1658384721
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1445885244
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2800254118
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2582459508
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2426891341
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 2022408632
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 2022411492
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1931660297
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1897954697
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1866845206
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1835698366
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1711276401
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1676827508
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1649045665
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1621939259
47.9%
15
India
KWD 358095878
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2753837530
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2255762116
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 2088527897
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 2076858727
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 2022408740
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 2022407257
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 2011519120
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1905732336
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1897884069
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1889745719
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1866844957
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1774946582
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2263540486
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2177977204
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2122982763
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2116371450
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2058188617
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 2022407938
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1913508497
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1894373701
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1885469201
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1866837821
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1711270732
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1711268777
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 3111391366
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 3111392529
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 3080279086
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2955825995
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2955825995
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2862484121
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 2333546923
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1812108077
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1555705406
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%.