Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
268,643,648 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 268,643,377 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
268,643,377 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 268,643,648 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 3,223,723,776 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 3,223,720,521 KWD per year, or 268,643,377 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 2804639685
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 2627334877
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 2595097640
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 2482266983
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1885878409
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1855398947
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 1805285946
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1759154639
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1705777316
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1702771541
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1695683044
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 1669894337
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 1668283888
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 1651246858
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1627983324
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 1612168771
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 1577333427
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 1562704274
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 1547391960
52.0%
19
France
KWD 1331410812
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 1205026392
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1186979795
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 1160543303
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1718255540
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1498084511
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2901349311
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2675691742
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2514507175
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 2095421826
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 2095424686
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 2001397256
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1966474772
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1934242002
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1901970758
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1773056797
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1737364248
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1708579500
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1680494368
47.9%
15
India
KWD 371021482
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2853256902
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2337199910
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 2163928062
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 2151837662
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 2095421934
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 2095420452
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 2084139167
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1974533231
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1966401452
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1957969248
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1934241752
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1839025770
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2345259100
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2256606799
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2199626960
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2192776951
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2132493584
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 2095421133
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1982590212
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1962764599
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1953538617
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1934234616
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1773051128
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1773049172
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 3223719358
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 3223720521
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 3191483798
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 3062537587
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 3062537587
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2965825874
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 2417792917
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1877529023
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1611869402
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%.