Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,881,719,859 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,881,719,588 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
2,881,719,588 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 2,881,719,859 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 34,580,638,308 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 34,580,635,053 KWD per year, or 2,881,719,588 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 30085155328
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 28183220221
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 27837413838
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 26627091173
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 20229673410
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 19902714322
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 19365158084
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 18870622899
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 18297661502
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 18265493797
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 18189420087
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 17912776064
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 17895487158
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 17712760192
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 17463225163
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 17293582563
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 16919820168
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 16762968594
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 16598710935
52.0%
19
France
KWD 14281816514
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 12926209687
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 12732595725
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 12449032535
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 18431490986
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 16069768122
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 31122572390
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 28701930803
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 26972900510
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 22477416272
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 22477419132
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 21468814237
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 21094192637
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 20748390721
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 20402236763
41.0%
11
China
KWD 19019359790
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 18636494457
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 18327744202
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 18026442540
47.9%
15
India
KWD 3979267553
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 30606666173
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 25070962946
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 23212256942
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 23082578112
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 22477416380
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 22477414898
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 22356384412
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 21180643382
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 0
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 21002904859
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 20748390471
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 19727048019
43.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 34234829185
1.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 34580633890
1.3%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 32851606393
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 32851606393
5.0%
4
Oman
KWD 31814187243
8.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 34580635053
9.4%
6
Egypt
KWD 25935478816
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 20140109616
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 17290326668
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%.