Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
262,103,046 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 262,102,775 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
262,102,775 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 262,103,046 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 3,145,236,552 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 3,145,233,297 KWD per year, or 262,102,775 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 2736355800
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 2563367790
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 2531915424
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 2421831821
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1839963383
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1810226018
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 1761333100
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1716324160
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1664247371
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1661314589
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1654398764
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 1629237955
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 1627666749
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 1611044446
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1588347276
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 1572917759
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 1538930758
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 1524657592
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 1509718092
52.0%
19
France
KWD 1298995589
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 1175687946
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1158080799
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 1132287902
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1676421850
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1461611184
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2830710809
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2610547346
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2453287140
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 2044405131
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 2044407991
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1952669773
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1918597566
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1887149667
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1855664080
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1729888824
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1695065257
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1666981272
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1639580007
47.9%
15
India
KWD 361989942
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2783789351
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2280296672
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 2111243513
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 2099447440
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 2044405239
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 2044403757
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 2033397176
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1926459807
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1918526127
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1910299248
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1887149418
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1794251556
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2288159645
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2201665742
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2146073165
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2139389941
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2080574285
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 2044404437
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1934320569
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1914977653
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1905976301
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1887142282
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1729883155
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1729881199
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 3145232134
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 3145233297
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 3113781447
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2987974724
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2987974724
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2893617628
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 2358927499
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1831817279
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1572625790
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%.