Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,923,166,085 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,923,165,814 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
2,923,165,814 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 2,923,166,085 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 35,077,993,020 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 35,077,989,765 KWD per year, or 2,923,165,814 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 30517853927
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 28588564311
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 28237784381
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 27010054301
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 20520625917
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 20188964339
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 19643676722
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 19142029365
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 18560826801
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 18528196555
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 18451028666
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 18170405805
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 18152868221
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 17967513233
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 17714389292
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 17542306813
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 17163168666
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 17004061290
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 16837441197
52.0%
19
France
KWD 14487224010
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 13112120381
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 12915721730
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 12628080231
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 18696581047
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 16300890846
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 31570191630
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 29114735214
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 27360837185
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 22800696835
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 22800699695
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 21777588608
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 21397579011
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 21046803548
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 20695671069
41.0%
11
China
KWD 19292904881
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 18904533012
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 18591342200
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 18285707026
47.9%
15
India
KWD 4036498254
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 31046865378
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 25431545112
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 23546106292
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 23414562382
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 22800696943
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 22800695461
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 22677924233
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 21485273143
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 0
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 21304978216
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 21046803298
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 20010771475
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 25519239975
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 24554595269
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 23934591222
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 0
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 23204092689
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 22800696141
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 21572965797
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 21357236428
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 21256843527
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 21046796163
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 19292899212
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 0
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 34727210350
1.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 35077988602
1.3%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 33324093369
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 33324093369
5.0%
4
Oman
KWD 32271753578
8.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 35077989765
9.3%
6
Egypt
KWD 26308494850
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 20429773974
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 17539004024
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%.