Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
271,517,762 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 271,517,491 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
271,517,491 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 271,517,762 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 3,258,213,144 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 3,258,209,889 KWD per year, or 271,517,491 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 10.0% 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 2834645435
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 2655443712
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 2622861581
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 2508823797
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1906054689
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1875249131
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 1824599992
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1777975487
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1724026675
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1720988825
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1713824451
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 1687759829
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 1686132136
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 1668912864
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1645400455
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 1629416707
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 1594208578
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 1579422995
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 1563946857
52.0%
19
France
KWD 1345654921
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 1217918483
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1199678780
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 1172959476
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1736638373
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1514111859
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2932389742
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2704317917
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2541408882
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 2117839916
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 2117842776
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 2022809405
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1987513287
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1954935622
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1922319140
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1792025949
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1755951546
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1726858865
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1698473223
47.9%
15
India
KWD 374990180
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2883782786
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2362204702
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 2187079050
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 2174859315
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 2117840024
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 2117838541
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 2106436543
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1995657969
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1987439139
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1978916711
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1954935373
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1858700748
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2370350115
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2280749356
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2223159918
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2216236619
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2155308301
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 2117839222
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 2003801173
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1983763451
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1974438760
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1954928237
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1792020280
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1792018325
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 3258208726
0.0%
1
Bahrain
KWD 3225628273
1.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 3095302487
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 3095302487
5.0%
4
Oman
KWD 2997556092
8.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 3258209889
10.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 2443659943
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1897615976
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1629114086
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%.