Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
402,000,387 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 402,000,116 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
402,000,116 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 402,000,387 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 4,824,004,644 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 4,824,001,389 KWD per year, or 402,000,116 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 4196884040
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 3931563785
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 3883323738
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 3714483252
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 2822042717
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 2776432600
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 2701443232
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 2632427908
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 2552533932
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 2548039895
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 2537430780
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 2498839826
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 2496429237
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 2470936323
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 2436125162
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 2412460090
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 2360327811
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 2338440425
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 2315526777
52.0%
19
France
KWD 1992326811
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 1803209780
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1776203210
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 1736644416
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 2571205243
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 2241741432
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 4341602092
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 4003924862
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 3762726252
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 3135604391
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 3135607251
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 2994904921
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 2942646102
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 2894410522
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 2846120467
41.0%
11
China
KWD 2653211274
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 2599800975
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 2556728360
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 2514699790
47.9%
15
India
KWD 555166103
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 4269635093
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 3497403539
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 3238116595
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 3220025141
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 3135604499
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 3135603016
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 3118720748
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 2954705263
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 2942534414
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 2929915836
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 2894410273
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2751929996
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 3509463432
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 3376803406
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 3291538603
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 3281287997
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 3191079378
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 3135603697
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 2966762946
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 2937095605
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 2923289619
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 2894403137
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2653205605
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 2653203650
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 4775761858
1.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
KWD 4582804412
5.0%
2
Qatar
KWD 4582804412
5.0%
3
Kuwait
KWD 4824001389
6.8%
4
Oman
KWD 4438084272
8.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
KWD 4824000226
9.2%
6
Egypt
KWD 3618003568
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2809548603
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2412009836
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%.