Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
416,209,952 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 416,209,681 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
416,209,681 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 416,209,952 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 4,994,519,424 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 4,994,516,169 KWD per year, or 416,209,681 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 6.5% 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 4345231899
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 4070533331
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 4020588136
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 3845779632
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 2921793863
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 2874571529
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 2796931509
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 2725477824
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 2642758417
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 2638105802
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 2627121554
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 2587166482
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 2584670635
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 2558276721
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 2522235126
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 2497733557
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 2443758238
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 2421097464
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 2397373871
52.0%
19
France
KWD 2062749415
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 1866948035
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1838986752
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 1798029736
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 2662089621
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 2320980332
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 4495065394
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 4145452129
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 3895727780
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 3246438998
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 3246441858
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 3100766176
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 3046660118
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 2996719390
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 2946722482
41.0%
11
China
KWD 2746994403
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 2691696224
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 2647101194
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 2603586908
47.9%
15
India
KWD 574787271
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 4420554485
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 3621026755
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 3352574641
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 3333843757
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 3246439106
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 3246437623
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 3228958553
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 3059145566
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 3046544342
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 3033479693
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 2996719141
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2849202710
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 3633512934
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 3496163752
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 3407885101
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 3397272150
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 3303874905
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 3246438304
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 3071629535
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 3040913529
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 3026619530
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 2996712005
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2746988734
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 2746986779
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 4944571490
1.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
KWD 4744793453
5.0%
2
Qatar
KWD 4744793453
5.0%
3
Kuwait
KWD 4994516169
6.5%
4
Oman
KWD 4594957870
8.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
KWD 4994515006
8.9%
6
Egypt
KWD 3745889653
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2908858116
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2497267226
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%.