Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
331,452,864 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 331,452,593 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
331,452,593 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 331,452,864 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 3,977,434,368 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 3,977,431,113 KWD per year, or 331,452,593 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 8.2% 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 3460367900
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 3241609010
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 3201834666
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 3062624139
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 2326799105
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 2289193310
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 2227363877
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 2170454509
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 2104588202
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 2100881475
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 2092134815
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 2060316423
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 2058329119
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 2037309482
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 2008607173
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 1989095132
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 1946113166
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 1928065484
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 1909173044
52.0%
19
France
KWD 1642693287
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 1486762658
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1464496034
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 1431879116
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 2119983286
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1848336838
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 3520351826
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2883640089
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 2669856297
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 2654939482
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 2585333819
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 2585332337
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 2571413064
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 2436180969
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 2426146843
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 2415742914
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 2386468107
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2268991283
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2893583556
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2784204213
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2713902540
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2705450895
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2631073140
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 2585333017
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 2446122226
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 2421661293
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 2410278191
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 2386460972
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2187591954
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 2187589998
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 3977429950
0.0%
1
Bahrain
KWD 3937657285
1.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 3778562650
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 3778562650
5.0%
4
Oman
KWD 3659239619
8.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 3977431113
8.2%
6
Egypt
KWD 2983075861
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2316497609
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1988724698
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%.