Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,926,312,488 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,926,312,217 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
2,926,312,217 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 2,926,312,488 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 35,115,749,856 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 35,115,746,601 KWD per year, or 2,926,312,217 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 30550702375
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 28619336133
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 28268178634
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 27039127065
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 20542713666
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 20210695098
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 19664820550
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 19162633270
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 18580805076
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 18548139716
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 18470888762
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 18189963846
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 18172407384
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 17986852888
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 17733456494
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 17561188791
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 17181642542
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 17022363916
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 16855564478
52.0%
19
France
KWD 14502817583
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 13126233849
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 12929623797
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 12641672692
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 18716705441
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 16318436599
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 31604172783
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 29146073388
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 27390287517
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 22825238778
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 22825241638
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 21801029310
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 21420610681
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 21069457650
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 20717947225
41.0%
11
China
KWD 19313671141
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 18924881241
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 18611353323
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 18305389169
47.9%
15
India
KWD 4040842940
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 31080283237
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 25458918818
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 23571450568
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 23439765070
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 22825238886
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 22825237404
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 22702334027
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 21508399205
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 0
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 21327910208
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 21069457400
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 20032310428
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 25546708073
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 24581025055
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 23960353655
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 0
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 23229068836
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 22825238085
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 21596186251
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 21380224678
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 21279723717
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 21069450264
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 19313665472
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 0
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 34764589618
1.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 35115745438
1.3%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 33359962363
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 33359962363
5.0%
4
Oman
KWD 32306489868
8.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 35115746601
9.3%
6
Egypt
KWD 26336812477
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 20451763932
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 17557882442
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%.