Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
360,887,627 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 360,887,356 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
360,887,356 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 360,887,627 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 4,330,651,524 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 4,330,648,269 KWD per year, or 360,887,356 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 7.5% 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 3767666826
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 3529480992
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 3486174477
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 3334601349
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 2533431142
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 2492485678
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 2425165485
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 2363205111
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 2291485995
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 2287450777
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 2277927039
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 2243282910
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 2241118997
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 2218232961
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 2186981837
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 2165737013
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 2118937234
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 2099287500
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 2078717279
52.0%
19
France
KWD 1788571972
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 1618794877
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1594550591
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 1559037292
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 2308248030
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 2012478264
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 3897584284
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 3594441772
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 3377910818
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 2814924863
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 2814927723
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 2688614872
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 2641700699
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 2598398650
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 2555047060
41.0%
11
China
KWD 2381867058
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 2333918992
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 2295251207
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 2257521281
47.9%
15
India
KWD 498395867
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 3832977620
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 3139722527
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 2906953313
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 2890711933
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 2814924971
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 2814923488
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 2799767956
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 2652526477
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 2641600839
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 2630272885
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 2598398401
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2470489308
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 3150549037
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 3031456222
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2954911436
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2945709205
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2864726289
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 2814924169
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 2663350777
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 2636717558
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 2624323549
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 2598391265
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2381861389
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 2381859434
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 4330647106
0.0%
1
Bahrain
KWD 4287342269
1.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 4114118948
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 4114118948
5.0%
4
Kuwait
KWD 4330648269
7.5%
5
Oman
KWD 3984199402
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 3247988728
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2522214813
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2165333276
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%.