Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
388,081,056 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 388,080,785 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
388,080,785 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 388,081,056 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 4,656,972,672 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 4,656,969,417 KWD per year, or 388,080,785 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 7.0% 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 4051566225
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 3795432728
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 3748863001
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 3585868633
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 2724329013
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 2680298183
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 2607905327
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 2541278561
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 2464152304
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 2459813608
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 2449571963
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 2412317265
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 2409990191
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 2385379874
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 2351774017
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 2328928355
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 2278601473
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 2257471676
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 2235351430
52.0%
19
France
KWD 1923342606
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 1740773396
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1714702038
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 1676512906
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 2482177202
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 2164121006
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 4191273317
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 3865288325
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 3632441314
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 3027033609
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 3027036469
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 2891205910
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 2840756599
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 2794191339
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 2747573274
41.0%
11
China
KWD 2561343690
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 2509782710
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 2468201415
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 2427628214
47.9%
15
India
KWD 535945703
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 4121798268
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 3376305359
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 3125996384
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 3108531300
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 3027033717
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 3027032235
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 3010734578
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 2852398180
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 2840648916
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 2828467298
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 2794191090
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2656644102
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 3387947672
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 3259881026
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 3177568513
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 3167672850
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 3080587728
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 3027032915
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 2864038283
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 2835398189
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 2822070249
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 2794183954
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2561338021
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 2561336065
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 4610400206
1.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
KWD 4424124038
5.0%
2
Qatar
KWD 4424124038
5.0%
3
Kuwait
KWD 4656969417
7.0%
4
Oman
KWD 4284414858
8.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
KWD 4656968254
9.5%
6
Egypt
KWD 3492729589
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2712267513
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2328493850
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%.