Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
326,782,704 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 326,782,433 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
326,782,433 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 326,782,704 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 3,921,392,448 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 3,921,389,193 KWD per year, or 326,782,433 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 8.3% 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 3411611430
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 3195934845
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 3156720921
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 3019471861
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 2294014582
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 2256938663
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 2195980402
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 2139872433
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 2074934740
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 2071280133
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 2062656765
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 2031286709
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 2029327425
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 2008603914
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1980306003
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 1961068888
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 1918692661
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 1900899163
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 1882272922
52.0%
19
France
KWD 1619547974
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 1465814244
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1443861400
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 1411704025
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 2090112943
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1822293934
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 3529251116
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 3254756739
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 3058688739
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 2548906463
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 2548909323
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 2434533206
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 2392052662
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 2352843205
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 2313588298
41.0%
11
China
KWD 2156774567
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 2113357674
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 2078343896
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 2044179894
47.9%
15
India
KWD 451302347
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 3470750188
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2843009697
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 2632238158
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 2617531500
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 2548906571
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 2548905089
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 2535181963
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 2401855293
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 2391962615
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 2381705293
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 2352842955
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2237021329
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2852813059
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2744974869
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2675663737
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2667331181
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2594001410
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 2548905769
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 2411656445
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 2387540170
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 2376317460
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 2352835820
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2156768898
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 2156766942
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 3921388030
0.0%
1
Bahrain
KWD 3882175784
1.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 3725322826
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 3725322826
5.0%
4
Oman
KWD 3607681052
8.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 3921389193
8.3%
6
Egypt
KWD 2941044421
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2283858234
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1960703738
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%.