Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
271,200,108 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 271,199,837 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
271,199,837 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 271,200,108 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 3,254,401,296 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 3,254,398,041 KWD per year, or 271,199,837 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 2831329128
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 2652337056
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 2619793043
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 2505888674
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1903824758
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1873055241
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 1822465357
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1775895361
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1722009712
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1718975407
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1711819419
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 1685785292
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 1684159504
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 1666960374
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1643475472
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 1627510424
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 1592343495
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 1577575202
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 1562117169
52.0%
19
France
KWD 1344080628
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 1216493618
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1198275257
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 1171587210
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1734606658
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1512340478
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2928959079
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2701154083
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2538435640
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 2115362214
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 2115365074
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 2020442882
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1985188060
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1952648514
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1920070188
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1789929433
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1753897233
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1724838586
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1696486156
47.9%
15
India
KWD 374551550
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2880408992
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2359441112
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 2184520347
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 2172314906
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 2115362322
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 2115360840
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 2103972183
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1993323212
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1985114003
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1976601547
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1952648264
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1856526222
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2367576996
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2278081063
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2220558999
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2213643800
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2152786763
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 2115361521
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 2001456887
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1981442607
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1972128826
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1952641128
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1789923764
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1789921808
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 3254396878
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 3254398041
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 3221854543
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 3091681231
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 3091681231
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2994049192
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 2440801057
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1895395918
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1627208162
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%.