Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
398,985,408 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 398,985,137 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
398,985,137 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 398,985,408 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 4,787,824,896 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 4,787,821,641 KWD per year, or 398,985,137 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 6.8% 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 4165407660
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 3902077290
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 3854199041
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 3686624846
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 2800877564
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 2755609526
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 2681182573
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 2612684620
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 2533390142
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 2528929752
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 2518400233
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 2480098717
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 2477706217
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 2452404477
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 2417854390
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 2394366805
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 2342625582
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 2320902292
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 2298160497
52.0%
19
France
KWD 1977384575
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 1789685827
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1762881827
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 1723619706
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 2551921437
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 2224928558
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 4309040319
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 3973895671
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 3734506048
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 3112087554
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 3112090414
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 2972443329
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 2920576456
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 2872702674
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 2824774778
41.0%
11
China
KWD 2633312413
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 2580302683
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 2537553094
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 2495839762
47.9%
15
India
KWD 551002893
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 4237613085
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 3471173222
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 3213830939
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 3195875159
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 3112087662
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 3112086180
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 3095330541
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 2932545167
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 2920465636
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 2907941705
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 2872702424
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2731290716
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 3483142665
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 3351477583
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 3266852257
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 3256678532
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 3167146475
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 3112086861
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 2944512401
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 2915067566
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 2901365126
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 2872695288
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2633306744
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 2633304788
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 4739943907
1.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
KWD 4548433651
5.0%
2
Qatar
KWD 4548433651
5.0%
3
Kuwait
KWD 4787821641
6.8%
4
Oman
KWD 4404798904
8.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
KWD 4787820478
9.2%
6
Egypt
KWD 3590868757
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2788477156
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2393919962
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%.