Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,881,719,864 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,881,719,593 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
2,881,719,593 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 2,881,719,864 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 34,580,638,368 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 34,580,635,113 KWD per year, or 2,881,719,593 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 30085155380
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 28183220270
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 27837413886
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 26627091219
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 20229673445
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 19902714356
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 19365158117
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 18870622931
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 18297661534
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 18265493828
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 18189420119
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 17912776095
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 17895487189
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 17712760222
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 17463225193
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 17293582593
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 16919820197
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 16762968623
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 16598710964
52.0%
19
France
KWD 14281816539
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 12926209710
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 12732595747
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 12449032556
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 18431491018
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 16069768150
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 31122572444
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 28701930853
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 26972900557
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 22477416311
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 22477419171
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 21468814274
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 21094192674
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 20748390757
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 20402236798
41.0%
11
China
KWD 19019359823
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 18636494490
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 18327744234
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 18026442571
47.9%
15
India
KWD 3979267560
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 30606666226
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 25070962989
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 23212256982
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 23082578152
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 22477416419
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 22477414937
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 22356384450
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 21180643419
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 0
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 21002904895
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 20748390507
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 19727048053
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 25157414466
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 24206447013
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 23595233709
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 0
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 22875092586
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 22477415617
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 21267092686
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 21054422048
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 20955452576
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 20748383372
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 19019354154
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 0
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 34234829245
1.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 34580633950
1.3%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 32851606450
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 32851606450
5.0%
4
Oman
KWD 31814187299
8.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 34580635113
9.4%
6
Egypt
KWD 25935478861
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 20140109651
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 17290326698
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%.