Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,647,941,440 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,647,941,169 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
3,647,941,169 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 3,647,941,440 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 43,775,297,280 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 43,775,294,025 KWD per year, or 3,647,941,169 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 7.4% 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 38084508634
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 35676867283
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 35239114310
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 33706978581
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 25608548909
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 25194654320
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 24514167108
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 23888148300
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 23162831404
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 23122112666
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 23025810707
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 22675609412
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 22653723176
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 22422411632
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 22106527944
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 21891778979
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 21418634400
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 21220079530
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 21012147242
52.0%
19
France
KWD 18079210669
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 16363164016
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 16118069159
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 15759109765
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 23332244218
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 20342562925
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 39397765464
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 36333497750
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 34144734508
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 28453944604
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 28453947464
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 27177164784
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 26702934610
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 26265186104
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 25826993609
41.0%
11
China
KWD 24076422224
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 23591756846
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 23200913457
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 0
47.9%
15
India
KWD 5037298696
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 38744684130
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 31737090700
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 29384171777
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 29220012975
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 28453944712
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 28453943230
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 28300731437
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 26812372003
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 0
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 26587372932
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 26265185854
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 24972279149
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 31846528824
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 30642708251
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 29868979351
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 0
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 28957359457
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 28453943910
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 26921807917
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 26652590127
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 26527305541
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 26265178719
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 24076416555
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 0
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 43337541567
1.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 43775292862
1.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 41586532416
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 41586532416
5.0%
4
Kuwait
KWD 43775294025
7.4%
5
Oman
KWD 40273273498
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 32831473045
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 25495170948
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 21887656154
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%.