Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
320,205,288 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 320,205,017 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
320,205,017 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 320,205,288 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 3,842,463,456 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 3,842,460,201 KWD per year, or 320,205,017 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 8.5% 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 3342943207
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 3131607717
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 3093183082
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 2958696537
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 2247841122
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 2211511476
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 2151780166
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 2096800882
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 2033171043
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 2029589840
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 2021140115
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 1990401491
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 1988481672
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 1968175222
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1940446862
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 1921596950
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 1880073842
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 1862638334
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 1844387006
52.0%
19
France
KWD 1586950300
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 1436310666
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1414799745
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 1383289588
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 2048043790
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1785615316
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 3458215023
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 3189245676
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2997124125
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 2497602618
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 2497605478
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 2385531459
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 2343905977
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 2305485810
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 2267020982
41.0%
11
China
KWD 2113363621
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 2070820602
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 2036511531
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 2003035246
47.9%
15
India
KWD 442219973
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 3400891636
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2785786178
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 2579257072
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 2564846398
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 2497602726
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 2497601244
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 2484154370
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 2353511285
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 2343817822
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 2333766980
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 2305485560
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2191995102
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2795392217
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2689724575
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2621808512
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2613643681
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2541789882
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 2497601925
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 2363115115
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 2339484253
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 2328487438
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 2305478424
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2113357952
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 2113355996
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 3842459038
0.0%
1
Bahrain
KWD 3804036082
1.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 3650340283
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 3650340283
5.0%
4
Oman
KWD 3535066380
8.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 3842460201
8.5%
6
Egypt
KWD 2881847677
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2237889200
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1921239242
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%.