Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
445,731,040 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 445,730,769 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
445,730,769 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 445,731,040 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 5,348,772,480 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 5,348,769,225 KWD per year, or 445,730,769 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 6.1% 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 4653432058
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 4359249571
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 4305761846
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 4118554485
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 3129031901
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 3078460104
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 2995313220
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 2918793716
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 2830204337
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 2825222266
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 2813458662
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 2770669565
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 2767996592
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 2739730805
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 2701132920
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 2674893486
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 2617089157
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 2592821633
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 2567415338
52.0%
19
France
KWD 2209055927
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 1999367473
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1969422727
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 1925560837
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 2850906500
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 2485603144
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 4813893144
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 4439482166
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 4172045164
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 3476703484
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 3476706344
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 3320698273
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 3262754482
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 3209271224
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 3155728243
41.0%
11
China
KWD 2941833584
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 2882613239
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 2834855313
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 2788254378
47.9%
15
India
KWD 615551237
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 4734097134
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 3877860220
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 3590367005
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 3570307671
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 3476703592
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 3476702110
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 3457983154
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 3276125563
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 3262630213
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 3248638829
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 3209270974
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 3051291679
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 3891232032
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 3744140891
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 3649600817
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 3638235079
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 3538213301
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 3476702790
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 3289495165
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 3256600502
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 3241292631
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 3209263839
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2941827915
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 2941825960
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 5295282015
1.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
KWD 5081333856
5.0%
2
Qatar
KWD 5081333856
5.0%
3
Kuwait
KWD 5348769225
6.1%
4
Oman
KWD 4920870682
8.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
KWD 5348768062
8.3%
6
Egypt
KWD 4011579445
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 3115178639
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2674393754
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%.