Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
328,318,644 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 328,318,373 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
328,318,373 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 328,318,644 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 3,939,823,728 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 3,939,820,473 KWD per year, or 328,318,373 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 3427646643
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 3210956338
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 3171558101
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 3033663946
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 2304796881
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 2267546694
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 2206301919
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 2149930382
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 2084687284
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 2081015535
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 2072351618
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 2040834112
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 2038865613
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 2018044711
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1989613800
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 1970286266
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 1927710821
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 1909833726
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 1891119937
52.0%
19
France
KWD 1627160092
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 1472703838
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1450647797
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 1418339286
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 2099936815
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1830859023
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 3545839268
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 3270054702
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 3073065137
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 2560886795
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 2560889655
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 2445975958
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 2403295743
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 2363901973
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 2324462568
41.0%
11
China
KWD 2166911771
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 2123290813
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 2088112475
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 2053787878
47.9%
15
India
KWD 453423238
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 3487063363
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2856372375
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 2644610155
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 2629834380
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 2560886903
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 2560885421
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 2547097786
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 2413144452
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 2403205254
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 2392899715
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 2363901723
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2247535729
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2866221815
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2757876765
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2688239860
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2679868138
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2606193702
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 2560886101
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 2422991682
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 2398762055
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 2387486594
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 2363894588
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2166906102
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 2166904146
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 3939819310
0.0%
1
Bahrain
KWD 3900422751
1.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 3742832542
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 3742832542
5.0%
4
Oman
KWD 3624637830
8.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 3939820473
8.3%
6
Egypt
KWD 2954867881
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2294592796
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1969919378
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%.