Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
334,998,029 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 334,997,758 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
334,997,758 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 334,998,029 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 4,019,976,348 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 4,019,973,093 KWD per year, or 334,997,758 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 3497379423
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 3276280724
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 3236080960
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 3095381464
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 2351686164
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 2313678134
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 2251187386
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 2193669667
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 2127098439
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 2123352149
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 2114511896
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 2082353169
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 2080344594
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 2059100165
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 2030090873
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 2010370133
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 1966928344
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 1948687708
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 1929593194
52.0%
19
France
KWD 1660263124
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 1502664807
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1480159992
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 1447194229
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 2142658161
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1868106267
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 3617976626
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 3336581376
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 3135584181
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 2612985998
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 2612988858
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 2495737375
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 2452188841
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 2411993545
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 2371751813
41.0%
11
China
KWD 2210995712
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 2166487332
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 2130593363
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 2095570387
47.9%
15
India
KWD 462646415
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 3558004924
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2914483025
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 2698412601
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 2683336253
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 2612986106
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 2612984624
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 2598916454
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 2462237932
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 2452096430
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 2441581210
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 2411993295
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2293259994
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2924532846
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2813983599
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2742929996
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2734387950
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2659214660
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 2612985304
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 2472285544
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 2447562977
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 2436058120
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 2411986160
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2210990043
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 2210988087
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 4019971930
0.0%
1
Bahrain
KWD 3979773845
1.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 3818977531
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 3818977531
5.0%
4
Oman
KWD 3698378240
8.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 4019973093
8.1%
6
Egypt
KWD 3014982346
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2341274484
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2009995688
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%.