Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
333,974,306 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 333,974,035 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
333,974,035 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 333,974,306 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 4,007,691,672 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 4,007,688,417 KWD per year, or 333,974,035 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 8.1% 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 3486691755
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 3266268713
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 3226191796
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 3085922263
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 2344499628
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 2306607750
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 2244307967
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 2186965919
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 2120598249
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 2116863383
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 2108050157
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 2075989707
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 2073987274
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 2052807757
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 2023887112
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 2004226637
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 1960917629
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 1942732712
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 1923696550
52.0%
19
France
KWD 1655189553
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 1498072808
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1475636774
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 1442771746
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 2136110429
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1862397528
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 3606920417
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 3326385095
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 3126002134
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 2605000959
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 2605003819
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 2488110638
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 2444695189
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 2404622739
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 2364503977
41.0%
11
China
KWD 2204239140
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 2159866772
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 2124082485
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 2089166547
47.9%
15
India
KWD 461232815
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 3547131991
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2905576634
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 2690166512
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 2675136232
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 2605001067
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 2604999585
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 2590974411
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 2454713568
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 2444603073
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 2434119990
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 2404622490
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2286252016
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2915595745
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2805384326
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2734547855
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2726031913
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2651088347
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 2605000265
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 2464730468
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 2440083452
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 2428613754
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 2404615354
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2204233471
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 2204231515
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 4007687254
0.0%
1
Bahrain
KWD 3967612016
1.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 3807307088
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 3807307088
5.0%
4
Oman
KWD 3687076338
8.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 4007688417
8.1%
6
Egypt
KWD 3005768839
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2334119765
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2003853350
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%.