Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
299,395,938 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 299,395,667 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
299,395,667 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 299,395,938 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 3,592,751,256 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 3,592,748,001 KWD per year, or 299,395,667 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 3125693593
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 2928092274
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 2892164761
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 2766418143
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 2101759485
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 2067790868
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 2011941334
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1960532934
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1901040827
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1897691856
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1889791498
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 1861050571
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 1859255608
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 1840268637
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1814342201
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 1796717306
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 1757893259
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 1741590345
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 1724525150
52.0%
19
France
KWD 1483819161
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 1342968495
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1322855713
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 1293393196
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1914947187
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1669573057
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 3233474043
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2981984550
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2802348609
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 2335289688
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 2335292548
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 2230501807
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 2191581535
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 2155658490
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 2119693281
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1976021911
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1936243618
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1904164065
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1872863552
47.9%
15
India
KWD 413485543
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 3179876113
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2604744833
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 2411637758
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 2398163504
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 2335289796
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 2335288314
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 2322715432
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 2200562563
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 2191499367
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 2182101779
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 2155658240
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2049543032
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2613726592
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2514926035
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2451423635
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2443789442
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2376605262
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 2335288995
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 2209542112
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 2187446980
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 2177164841
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 2155651104
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1976016242
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1976014286
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 3592746838
0.0%
1
Bahrain
KWD 3556821004
1.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 3413113693
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 3413113693
5.0%
4
Oman
KWD 3305331156
8.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 3592748001
9.1%
6
Egypt
KWD 2694563527
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2092454318
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1796383142
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%.