Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
438,153,414 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 438,153,143 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
438,153,143 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 438,153,414 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 5,257,840,968 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 5,257,837,713 KWD per year, or 438,153,143 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 6.2% 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 4574321642
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 4285140389
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 4232561979
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 4048537221
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 3075836966
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 3026124927
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 2944391573
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 2869172390
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 2782089746
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 2777192242
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 2765628687
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 2723567042
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 2720939534
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 2693154229
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 2655212506
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 2629419157
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 2572597677
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 2548742583
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 2523768212
52.0%
19
France
KWD 2171501213
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 1965377364
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1935941745
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 1892825492
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 2802440004
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 2443346907
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 4732054784
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 4364009011
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 4101118585
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 3417598001
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 3417600861
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 3264244962
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 3207286260
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 3154712317
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 3102079560
41.0%
11
China
KWD 2891821253
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 2833607670
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 2786661612
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 2740852974
47.9%
15
India
KWD 605087731
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 4653615380
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 3811934874
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 3529329227
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 3509610887
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 3417598109
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 3417596627
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 3399195931
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 3220430011
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 3207164171
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 3193410666
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 3154712067
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2999418434
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 3825079357
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 3680488833
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 3587555973
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 3576383465
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 3478062106
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 3417597307
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 3233572285
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 3201236851
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 3186189225
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 3154704932
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2891815584
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 2891813628
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 5205259819
1.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
KWD 4994948920
5.0%
2
Qatar
KWD 4994948920
5.0%
3
Kuwait
KWD 5257837713
6.2%
4
Oman
KWD 4837213691
8.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
KWD 5257836550
8.4%
6
Egypt
KWD 3943380811
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 3062219217
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2628927998
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%.