Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
421,604,352 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 421,604,081 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
421,604,081 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 421,604,352 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 5,059,252,224 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 5,059,248,969 KWD per year, or 421,604,081 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 6.4% 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 4401549435
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 4123290563
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 4072698040
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 3895623888
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 2959662551
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 2911828168
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 2833181877
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 2760802513
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 2677010484
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 2672297667
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 2661171007
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 2620698073
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 2618169859
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 2591433897
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 2554925190
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 2530106060
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 2475431065
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 2452476689
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 2428445615
52.0%
19
France
KWD 2089484061
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 1891145090
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1862821369
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 1821333544
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 2696592203
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 2351061923
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 4553324914
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 4199180353
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 3946219364
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 3288515318
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 3288518178
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 3140954455
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 3086147126
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 3035559070
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 2984914187
41.0%
11
China
KWD 2782597443
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 2726582565
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 2681409578
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 2637331267
47.9%
15
India
KWD 582236087
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 4477848256
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 3667958035
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 3396026533
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 3377052901
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 3288515426
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 3288513943
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 3270808308
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 3098794406
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 3086029798
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 3072795807
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 3035558821
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2886130506
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 3680606046
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 3541476712
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 3452053908
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 3441303401
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 3346695652
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 3288514624
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 3111440207
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 3080326095
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 3065846830
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 3035551685
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2782591774
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 2782589819
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 5008656962
1.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
KWD 4806289613
5.0%
2
Qatar
KWD 4806289613
5.0%
3
Kuwait
KWD 5059248969
6.4%
4
Oman
KWD 4654512046
8.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
KWD 5059247806
8.7%
6
Egypt
KWD 3794439253
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2946559147
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2529633626
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%.