Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,421,354,536 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,421,354,265 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
3,421,354,265 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 3,421,354,536 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 41,056,254,432 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 41,056,251,177 KWD per year, or 3,421,354,265 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 7.9% 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 35718941356
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 33460847362
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 33050284818
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 31613315588
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 24017908843
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 23629722804
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 22991503113
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 22404366618
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 21724104262
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 21685914233
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 21595594169
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 21267145216
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 21246618502
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 21029674380
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 20733411305
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 20532001187
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 20088245888
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 19902023510
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 19707006675
52.0%
19
France
KWD 16956245973
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 15346788519
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 15116917582
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 14780254339
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 21882994380
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 19079012837
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 36950626901
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 34076692186
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 32023881087
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 26686566753
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 26686569613
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 25489092417
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 25044318473
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 24633760395
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 24222785520
41.0%
11
China
KWD 22580948658
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 22126387570
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 21759820748
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 21402096271
47.9%
15
India
KWD 4724417922
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 36338110967
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 29765784635
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 27559014265
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 27405051874
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 26686566861
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 26686565379
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 26542870236
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 25146958258
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 0
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 24935935068
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 24633760146
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 23421160371
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 29868425152
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 28739378258
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 28013708440
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 0
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 27158712613
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 26686566059
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 25249596565
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 24997100889
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 24879598204
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 24633753010
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 22580942989
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 0
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 40645689148
1.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 41056250014
1.1%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 39003441710
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 39003441710
5.0%
4
Kuwait
KWD 41056251177
7.9%
5
Oman
KWD 37771754077
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 30792190909
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 23911573203
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 20528134730
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%.