Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,881,475,424 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,881,475,153 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
2,881,475,153 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 2,881,475,424 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 34,577,705,088 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 34,577,701,833 KWD per year, or 2,881,475,153 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 9.4% 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 30082603427
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 28180829647
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 27835052596
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 26624832593
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 20227957476
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 19901026122
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 19363515480
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 18869022241
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 18296109448
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 18263944470
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 18187877214
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 17911256656
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 17893969217
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 17711257749
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 17461743887
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 17292115677
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 16918384985
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 16761546715
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 16597302990
52.0%
19
France
KWD 14280605094
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 12925113253
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 12731515714
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 12447976575
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 18429927580
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 16068405043
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 30604070035
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 25068836361
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 23210288018
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 23080620187
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 22475509787
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 22475508305
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 22354488085
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 21178846785
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 0
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 21001123338
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 20746630539
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 19725374720
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 25155280505
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 24204393717
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 23593232259
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 0
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 22873152222
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 22475508985
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 21265288719
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 21052636121
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 20953675044
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 20746623404
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 19017740850
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 0
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 34231925297
1.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 34577700670
1.3%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 32848819834
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 32848819834
5.0%
4
Oman
KWD 31811488681
8.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 34577701833
9.4%
6
Egypt
KWD 25933278901
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 20138401279
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 17288860058
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%.