Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
342,813,987 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 342,813,716 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
342,813,716 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 342,813,987 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 4,113,767,844 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 4,113,764,589 KWD per year, or 342,813,716 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 3578978024
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 3352720793
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 3311583114
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 3167600916
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 2406554189
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 2367659360
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 2303710624
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 2244851686
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 2176726334
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 2172892817
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 2163846223
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 2130937164
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 2128881693
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 2107141670
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 2077455578
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 2057274724
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 2012819173
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 1994153136
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 1974613113
52.0%
19
France
KWD 1698999012
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 1537723975
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1514694020
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 1480959168
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 2192649029
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1911691550
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 3702388972
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 3414428318
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 3208741548
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 2673950471
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 2673953331
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 2553966259
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 2509401654
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 2468268442
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 2427087857
41.0%
11
China
KWD 2262581034
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 2217034229
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 2180302856
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 2144462664
47.9%
15
India
KWD 473439021
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 3641017995
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2982481859
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 2761370143
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 2745942077
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 2673950579
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 2673949096
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 2659552657
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 2519685223
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 2509306994
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 2498546413
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 2468268193
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2346764760
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2992766160
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2879637646
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2806926279
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2798184926
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2721257735
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 2673949777
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 2529967314
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 2504667930
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 2492894641
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 2468261057
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2262575365
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 2262573410
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 4113763426
0.0%
1
Bahrain
KWD 4072627426
1.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 3908079452
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 3908079452
5.0%
4
Kuwait
KWD 4113764589
7.9%
5
Oman
KWD 3784666416
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 3085325968
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2395899589
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2056891436
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%.