Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
351,087,360 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 351,087,089 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
351,087,089 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 351,087,360 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 4,213,048,320 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 4,213,045,065 KWD per year, or 351,087,089 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 7.7% 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 3665352038
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 3433634381
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 3391503898
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 3244046882
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 2464633267
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 2424799742
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 2359307690
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 2299029042
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 2229258612
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 2225332765
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 2216067754
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 2182364450
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 2180259339
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 2157994718
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 2127592219
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 2106924323
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 2061395680
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 2042279347
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 2022267741
52.0%
19
France
KWD 1740001849
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 1574834917
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1551249092
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 1516700139
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 2245565522
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1957827584
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 3791741400
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 3496831113
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 3286180319
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 2738482780
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 2738485640
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 2615602886
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 2569962744
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 2527836728
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 2485662345
41.0%
11
China
KWD 2317185296
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 2270539292
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 2232921509
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 2196216273
47.9%
15
India
KWD 484863244
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 3728889258
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 3054460204
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 2828012162
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 2812211795
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 2738482888
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 2738481406
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 2723737484
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 2580494515
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 2569865704
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 2558845403
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 2527836478
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2403400796
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 3064992706
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2949133979
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2874667829
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2865715505
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2786931770
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 2738482086
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 2591024806
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 2565114848
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 2553057418
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 2527829343
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2317179627
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 2317177672
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 4213043902
0.0%
1
Bahrain
KWD 4170915097
1.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 4002395904
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 4002395904
5.0%
4
Kuwait
KWD 4213045065
7.7%
5
Oman
KWD 3876004454
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 3159786325
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2453721531
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2106531674
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%.