Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
413,437,536 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 413,437,265 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
413,437,265 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 413,437,536 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 4,961,250,432 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 4,961,247,177 KWD per year, or 413,437,265 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.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 4316287876
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 4043419102
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 3993806598
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 3820162508
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 2902331503
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 2855423727
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 2778300873
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 2707322935
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 2625154796
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 2620533120
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 2609622065
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 2569933144
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 2567453932
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 2541235811
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 2505434285
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 2481095924
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 2427480199
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 2404970321
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 2381404755
52.0%
19
France
KWD 2049009321
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 1854512119
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1826737109
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 1786052899
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 2644357248
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 2305520099
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 4465123301
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 4117838866
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 3869777967
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 3224814153
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 3224817013
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 3080111678
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 3026366033
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 2976757995
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 2927094110
41.0%
11
China
KWD 2728696458
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 2673766621
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 2629468628
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 2586244219
47.9%
15
India
KWD 570959002
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 4391108732
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 3596906735
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 3330242830
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 3311636704
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 3224814261
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 3224812779
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 3207450150
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 3038768308
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 3026251055
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 3013273438
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 2976757746
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2830223914
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 3609309742
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 3472875458
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 3385184836
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 3374642582
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 3281867467
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 3224813459
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 3051169105
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 3020657703
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 3006458920
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 2976750610
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2728690789
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 2728688833
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 4911635188
1.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
KWD 4713187910
5.0%
2
Qatar
KWD 4713187910
5.0%
3
Kuwait
KWD 4961247177
6.6%
4
Oman
KWD 4564350397
8.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
KWD 4961246014
8.9%
6
Egypt
KWD 3720937909
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2889481923
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2480632730
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%.