Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
438,153,756 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 438,153,485 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
438,153,485 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 438,153,756 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 5,257,845,072 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 5,257,841,817 KWD per year, or 438,153,485 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 4574325213
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 4285143734
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 4232565283
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 4048540381
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 3075839367
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 3026127289
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 2944393871
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 2869174630
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 2782091917
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 2777194409
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 2765630845
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 2723569168
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 2720941658
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 2693156331
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 2655214579
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 2629421209
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 2572599685
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 2548744572
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 2523770182
52.0%
19
France
KWD 2171502907
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 1965378898
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1935943256
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 1892826970
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 2802442191
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 2443348814
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 4732058477
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 4364012417
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 4101121786
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 3417600669
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 3417603529
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 3264247509
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 3207288763
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 3154714779
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 3102081981
41.0%
11
China
KWD 2891823510
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 2833609881
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 2786663787
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 2740855113
47.9%
15
India
KWD 605088203
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 4653619012
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 3811937849
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 3529331982
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 3509613627
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 3417600777
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 3417599295
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 3399198585
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 3220432525
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 3207166674
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 3193413159
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 3154714530
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2999420775
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 3825082343
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 3680491706
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 3587558773
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 3576386256
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 3478064821
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 3417599975
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 3233574809
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 3201239350
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 3186191712
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 3154707394
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2891817841
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 2891815885
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 5205263882
1.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
KWD 4994952818
5.0%
2
Qatar
KWD 4994952818
5.0%
3
Kuwait
KWD 5257841817
6.2%
4
Oman
KWD 4837217466
8.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
KWD 5257840654
8.4%
6
Egypt
KWD 3943383889
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 3062221607
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2628930050
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%.