Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
375,744,985 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 375,744,714 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
375,744,714 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 375,744,985 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 4,508,939,820 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 4,508,936,565 KWD per year, or 375,744,714 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 7.2% 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 3922777643
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 3674785953
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 3629696555
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 3471883337
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 2637729795
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 2595098615
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 2525006930
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 2460497034
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 2385823681
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 2381622655
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 2371706683
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 2335636247
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 2333383190
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 2309555079
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 2277017426
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 2254897972
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 2206171130
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 2185712751
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 2164295661
52.0%
19
France
KWD 1862205038
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 1685438864
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1660196342
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 1623221079
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 2403275692
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 2095329548
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 4058043750
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 3742421058
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 3516975689
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 2930812255
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 2930815115
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 2799302184
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 2750456559
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 2705371628
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 2660235372
41.0%
11
China
KWD 2479925621
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 2430003610
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 2389744004
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 2350460631
47.9%
15
India
KWD 518911534
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 3990777203
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 3268981542
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 3026629332
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 3009719371
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 2930812363
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 2930810881
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 2915031339
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 2761728058
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 2750352425
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 2738558065
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 2705371378
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2572196541
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 3280253772
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 3156258029
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 3076561997
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 3066980904
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2982663997
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 2930811561
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 2772998079
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 2745268387
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 2732364117
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 2705364243
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2479919952
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 2479917997
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 4463847682
1.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
KWD 4283492829
5.0%
2
Qatar
KWD 4283492829
5.0%
3
Kuwait
KWD 4508936565
7.2%
4
Oman
KWD 4148224634
8.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
KWD 4508935402
9.8%
6
Egypt
KWD 3381704950
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2626051699
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2254477424
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%.