Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
426,220,596 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 426,220,325 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
426,220,325 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 426,220,596 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 5,114,647,152 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 5,114,643,897 KWD per year, or 426,220,325 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 4449743022
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 4168437429
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 4117290957
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 3938277983
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 2992068584
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 2943710442
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 2864203036
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 2791031525
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 2706321602
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 2701557268
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 2690308739
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 2649392645
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 2646836735
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 2619808066
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 2582899629
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 2557808747
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 2502535005
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 2479329381
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 2455035180
52.0%
19
France
KWD 2112362167
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 1911851659
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1883217782
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 1841275718
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 2726117700
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 2376804168
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 4603180349
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 4245158144
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 3989427408
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 3324522021
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 3324524881
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 3175345471
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 3119938032
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 3068796027
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 3017596640
41.0%
11
China
KWD 2813064654
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 2756436463
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 2710768890
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 2666207916
47.9%
15
India
KWD 588610391
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 4526877254
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 3708119357
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 3433210378
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 3414029015
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 3324522129
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 3324520647
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 3306621129
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 3132723799
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 3119819376
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 3106440470
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 3068795778
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2917731374
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 3720905856
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 3580253162
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 3489851253
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 3478983031
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 3383339397
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 3324521327
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 3145508088
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 3114053296
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 3099415491
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 3068788642
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2813058985
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 2813057029
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 5063497941
1.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
KWD 4858914794
5.0%
2
Qatar
KWD 4858914794
5.0%
3
Kuwait
KWD 5114643897
6.4%
4
Oman
KWD 4705475380
8.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
KWD 5114642734
8.6%
6
Egypt
KWD 3835985449
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2978821707
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2557331090
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%.