Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,985,952,840 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,985,952,569 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
2,985,952,569 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 2,985,952,840 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 35,831,434,080 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 35,831,430,825 KWD per year, or 2,985,952,569 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 9.1% 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 31173347650
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 29202618775
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 28844304434
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 27590203917
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 20961388937
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 20622603574
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 20065603716
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 19553182151
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 18959495069
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 18926164123
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 18847338664
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 18560688274
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 18542773970
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 18353437799
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 18094877028
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 17919098382
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 17531816527
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 17369291844
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 17199092906
52.0%
19
France
KWD 14798395168
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 13393755896
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 13193138728
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 12899319013
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 19098165132
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 16651017920
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 32248288584
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 29740091294
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 27948521212
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 23290433524
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 23290436384
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 22245349914
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 21857178058
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 21498868184
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 21140193760
41.0%
11
China
KWD 19707297464
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 19310583759
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 18990665961
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 18678465966
47.9%
15
India
KWD 4123196859
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 31713721745
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 25977789880
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 24051853604
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 23917484289
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 23290433632
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 23290432150
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 23165023878
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 21946755793
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 0
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 21762588179
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 21498867934
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 20440583229
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 26067368346
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 25082004011
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 24448682893
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 0
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 23702493950
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 23290432830
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 22036332049
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 21815969018
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 21713419768
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 21498860799
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 19707291795
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 0
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 35473116999
1.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 35831429662
1.2%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 34039862376
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 34039862376
5.0%
4
Oman
KWD 32964919354
8.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 35831430825
9.1%
6
Egypt
KWD 26873575645
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 20868585581
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 17915724554
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%.