Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
264,142,080 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 264,141,809 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
264,141,809 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 264,142,080 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 3,169,704,960 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 3,169,701,705 KWD per year, or 264,141,809 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 2757643315
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 2583309542
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 2551612493
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 2440672495
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1854277402
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1824308688
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 1775035409
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1729676571
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1677194340
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1674238802
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1667269146
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 1641912590
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 1640329150
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 1623577556
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1600703822
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 1585154270
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 1550902798
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 1536518653
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 1521462928
52.0%
19
France
KWD 1309101041
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 1184834213
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1167090066
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 1141096529
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1689463511
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1472981751
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2852732376
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2630856124
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2472372498
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 2060309596
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 2060312456
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1967860576
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1933523295
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1901830712
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1870100197
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1743346448
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1708251976
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1679949528
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1652335068
47.9%
15
India
KWD 364805526
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2805445874
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2298036268
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 2127667932
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 2115780102
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 2060309704
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 2060308222
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 2049216002
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1941446707
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1933451269
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1925160380
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1901830462
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1808209927
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2305960412
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2218793627
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2162768571
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2156033352
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2096760137
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 2060308902
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1949368640
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1929875243
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1920803862
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1901823327
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1743340779
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1743338824
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 3169700542
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 3169701705
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 3138005171
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 3011219712
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 3011219712
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2916128563
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 2377278805
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1846067925
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1584859994
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%.