Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,903,316,269 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,903,315,998 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
2,903,315,998 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 2,903,316,269 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 34,839,795,228 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 34,839,791,973 KWD per year, or 2,903,315,998 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 9.3% 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 30310621848
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 28394433111
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 28046035159
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 26826642001
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 20381280208
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 20051870791
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 19510285959
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 19012044830
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 18434789203
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 18402380482
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 18325736627
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 18047019349
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 18029600864
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 17845504513
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 17594099407
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 17423185458
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 17046621917
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 16888594910
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 16723106257
52.0%
19
France
KWD 14388848322
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 13023082285
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 12828017303
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 12542329026
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 18569621624
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 16190199379
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 31355813618
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 28917031047
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 27175042907
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 22645868270
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 22645871130
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 21629707485
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 21252278358
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 20903884873
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 20555136754
41.0%
11
China
KWD 19161896096
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 18776161469
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 18465097370
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 18161537642
47.9%
15
India
KWD 4009088789
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 30836041038
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 25258851713
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 23386216024
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 23255565356
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 22645868378
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 22645866896
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 22523929360
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 21339376996
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 0
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 21160306405
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 20903884623
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 19874887971
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 25345951082
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 24387856815
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 23772062913
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 0
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 23046524849
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 22645867576
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 21426474155
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 21212209703
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 21112498524
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 20903877488
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 19161890427
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 0
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 34491394536
1.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 34839790810
1.3%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 33097805467
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 33097805467
5.0%
4
Oman
KWD 32052611610
8.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 34839791973
9.3%
6
Egypt
KWD 26129846506
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 20291045198
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 17419905128
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%.