Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
341,134,788 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 341,134,517 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
341,134,517 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 341,134,788 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 4,093,617,456 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 4,093,614,201 KWD per year, or 341,134,517 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 8.0% 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 3561447187
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 3336298227
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 3295362052
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 3152085117
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 2394766212
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 2356061905
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 2292426406
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 2233855620
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 2166064159
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 2162249382
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 2153247119
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 2120499263
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 2118453867
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 2096820319
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 2067279632
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 2047197630
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 2002959878
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 1984385236
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 1964940926
52.0%
19
France
KWD 1690676902
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 1530191780
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1507274647
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 1473705028
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 2181908872
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1902327584
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 3684253623
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 3397703496
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 3193024245
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 2660852718
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 2660855578
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 2541456227
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 2497109917
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 2456178210
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 2415199330
41.0%
11
China
KWD 2251498321
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 2206174613
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 2169623151
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 2133958531
47.9%
15
India
KWD 471120312
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 3623183270
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2967872828
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 2747844195
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 2732491693
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 2660852826
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 2660851344
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 2646525431
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 2507343110
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 2497015741
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 2486307874
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 2456177960
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2335269669
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2978106752
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2865532375
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2793177165
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2784478632
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2707928253
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 2660852025
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 2517574825
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 2492399366
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 2480683748
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 2456170824
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2251492652
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 2251490696
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 4093613038
0.0%
1
Bahrain
KWD 4052678542
1.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 3888936583
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 3888936583
5.0%
4
Kuwait
KWD 4093614201
8.0%
5
Oman
KWD 3766128060
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 3070213177
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2384163801
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2046816242
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%.