Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
311,827,368 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 311,827,097 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
311,827,097 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 311,827,368 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 3,741,928,416 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 3,741,925,161 KWD per year, or 311,827,097 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 8.7% 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 3255477722
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 3049671659
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 3012252375
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 2881284556
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 2189028123
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 2153649037
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 2095480544
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 2041938911
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1979974937
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1976487232
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1968258684
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 1938324340
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 1936454789
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 1916679566
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1889676667
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 1871319951
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 1830883495
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 1813903973
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 1796130187
52.0%
19
France
KWD 1545429329
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 1398730768
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1377782743
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 1347096973
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1994458613
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1738896280
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 3367733487
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 3105801593
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2918706794
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 2432254842
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 2432257702
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 2323115957
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 2282579603
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 2245164786
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 2207706313
41.0%
11
China
KWD 2058069349
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 2016639419
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1983227960
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1950627648
47.9%
15
India
KWD 430651387
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 3311909983
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2712898274
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 2511772927
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 2497739259
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 2432254950
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 2432253468
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 2419158466
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 2291933573
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 2282493858
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 2272706019
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 2245164536
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2134643380
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2722252976
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2619350047
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2553210941
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2545259747
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2475285953
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 2432254149
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 2301286065
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 2278273494
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 2267564410
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 2245157400
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2058063680
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 2058061724
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 3741923998
0.0%
1
Bahrain
KWD 3704506392
1.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 3554831995
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 3554831995
5.0%
4
Oman
KWD 3442574143
8.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 3741925161
8.7%
6
Egypt
KWD 2806446397
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2179336588
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1870971722
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%.