Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
352,968,482 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 352,968,211 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
352,968,211 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 352,968,482 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 4,235,621,784 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 4,235,618,529 KWD per year, or 352,968,211 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 3684990952
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 3452031754
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 3409675536
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 3261428449
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 2477838744
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 2437791786
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 2371948830
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 2311347382
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 2241202909
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 2237256069
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 2227941396
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 2194057505
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 2191941107
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 2169557208
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 2138991818
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 2118213183
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 2072440551
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 2053221834
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 2033103004
52.0%
19
France
KWD 1749324690
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 1583272856
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1559560641
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 1524826586
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 2257597179
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1968317563
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 3812057518
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 3515567088
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 3303787621
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 2753155532
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 2753158392
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 2629617244
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 2583732557
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 2541380806
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 2498980464
41.0%
11
China
KWD 2329600701
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 2282704771
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 2244885445
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 2207983524
47.9%
15
India
KWD 487460776
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 3748868602
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 3070825966
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 2843164600
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 2827279582
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 2753155640
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 2753154157
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 2738331229
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 2594320761
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 2583634976
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 2572555622
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 2541380557
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2416278168
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 3081414901
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2964935404
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2890070268
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2881069976
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2801864116
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 2753154838
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 2604907487
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 2578858701
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 2566736667
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 2541373421
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2329595032
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 2329593077
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 4235617366
0.0%
1
Bahrain
KWD 4193262826
1.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 4023840695
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 4023840695
5.0%
4
Kuwait
KWD 4235618529
7.7%
5
Oman
KWD 3896772041
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 3176716423
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2466868542
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2117818406
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%.