Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
412,646,400 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 412,646,129 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
412,646,129 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 412,646,400 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 4,951,756,800 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 4,951,753,545 KWD per year, or 412,646,129 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 6.6% 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 4308028416
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 4035681792
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 3986164224
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 3812852412
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 2896777728
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 2849959714
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 2772984439
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 2702142260
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 2620131430
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 2615518584
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 2604628414
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 2565015443
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 2562540978
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 2536373021
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 2500640001
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 2476348213
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 2422835102
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 2400368283
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 2376847811
52.0%
19
France
KWD 2045088451
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 1850963408
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1823241554
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 1782635192
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 2639297142
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 2301108370
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 4456579032
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 4109959151
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 3862372934
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 3218643292
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 3218646152
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 3074217715
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 3020574917
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 2971061816
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 2921492962
41.0%
11
China
KWD 2723474960
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 2668650234
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 2624437003
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 2581295313
47.9%
15
India
KWD 569866568
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 4382706099
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 3590023852
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 3323870229
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 3305299705
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 3218643400
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 3218641918
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 3201312517
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 3032953459
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 3020460167
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 3007507386
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 2971061566
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2824808129
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 3602403125
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 3466229915
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 3378707093
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 3368185013
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 3275587429
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 3218642598
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 3045330522
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 3014877506
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 3000705893
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 2971054431
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2723469291
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 2723467336
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 4902236492
1.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
KWD 4704168960
5.0%
2
Qatar
KWD 4704168960
5.0%
3
Kuwait
KWD 4951753545
6.6%
4
Oman
KWD 4555616256
8.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
KWD 4951752382
8.9%
6
Egypt
KWD 3713817685
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2883952737
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2475885914
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%.