Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
307,326,934 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 307,326,663 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
307,326,663 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 307,326,934 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 3,687,923,208 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 3,687,919,953 KWD per year, or 307,326,663 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 8.8% 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 3208493191
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 3005657415
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 2968778182
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 2839700546
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 2157435077
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 2122566609
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 2065237628
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 2012468269
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1951399162
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1947961681
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1939851945
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 1910349642
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 1908507094
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 1889017234
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1862404037
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 1844312255
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 1804459524
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 1787724949
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 1770207687
52.0%
19
France
KWD 1523125178
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 1378543676
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1357898025
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 1327655099
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1965673838
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1713799844
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 3319128800
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 3060977270
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2876582732
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 2397151457
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 2397154317
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 2289587725
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 2249636426
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 2212761661
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 2175843781
41.0%
11
China
KWD 2028366485
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1987534481
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1954605199
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1922475442
47.9%
15
India
KWD 424436998
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 3264110999
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2673744498
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 2475521931
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 2461690782
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 2397151565
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 2397150083
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 2384244099
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 2258855383
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 2249551976
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 2239905415
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 2212761411
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2103835299
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2682964187
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2581546401
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2516361837
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2508525404
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2439561508
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 2397150763
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 2268072862
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 2245392423
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 2234837902
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 2212754276
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2028360816
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 2028358860
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 3687918790
0.0%
1
Bahrain
KWD 3651041236
1.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 3503527048
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 3503527048
5.0%
4
Oman
KWD 3392889351
8.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 3687919953
8.8%
6
Egypt
KWD 2765942491
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2147883414
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1843969118
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%.