Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
342,458,501 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 342,458,230 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
342,458,230 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 342,458,501 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 4,109,502,012 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 4,109,498,757 KWD per year, or 342,458,230 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 3575266750
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 3349244140
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 3308149120
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 3164316225
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 2404058677
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 2365204182
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 2301321758
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 2242523822
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 2174469154
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 2170639605
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 2161602396
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 2128727463
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 2126674125
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 2104956643
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 2075301333
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 2055141406
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 2010731962
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 1992085274
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 1972565513
52.0%
19
France
KWD 1697237224
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 1536129411
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1513123341
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 1479423468
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 2190375340
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1909709201
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 3698549723
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 3410887677
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 3205414199
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 2671177680
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 2671180540
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 2551317889
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 2506799496
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 2465708943
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 2424571059
41.0%
11
China
KWD 2260234827
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 2214735251
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 2178041965
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 2142238942
47.9%
15
India
KWD 472948150
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 3637242389
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2979389131
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 2758506703
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 2743094634
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 2671177788
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 2671176306
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 2656794796
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 2517072401
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 2506704939
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 2495955518
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 2465708694
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2344331252
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2989662767
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2876651564
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2804015595
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2795283307
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2718435887
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 2671176986
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 2527343827
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 2502070678
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 2490309598
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 2465701558
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2260229158
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 2260227202
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 4109497594
0.0%
1
Bahrain
KWD 4068404252
1.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 3904026911
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 3904026911
5.0%
4
Kuwait
KWD 4109498757
7.9%
5
Oman
KWD 3780741851
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 3082126594
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2393415126
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2054758520
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%.