Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
445,785,696 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 445,785,425 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
445,785,425 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 445,785,696 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 5,349,428,352 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 5,349,425,097 KWD per year, or 445,785,425 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 4654002666
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 4359784107
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 4306289823
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 4119059507
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 3129415586
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 3078837588
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 2995680508
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 2919151626
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 2830551378
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 2825568698
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 2813803651
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 2771009307
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 2768336006
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 2740066753
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 2701464135
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 2675221484
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 2617410066
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 2593139567
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 2567730156
52.0%
19
France
KWD 2209326802
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 1999612637
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1969664219
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 1925796950
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 2851256079
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 2485907931
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 4814483429
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 4440026540
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 4172556744
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 3477129801
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 3477132661
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 3321105460
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 3263154564
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 3209664747
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 3156115201
41.0%
11
China
KWD 2942194314
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 2882966707
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 2835202926
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 2788596276
47.9%
15
India
KWD 615626708
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 4734677633
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 3878335727
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 3590807259
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 3570745466
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 3477129909
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 3477128427
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 3458407175
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 3276527284
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 3263030279
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 3249037180
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 3209664498
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 3051665831
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 3891709179
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 3744600002
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 3650048335
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 3638681203
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 3538647161
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 3477129107
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 3289898526
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 3256999830
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 3241690081
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 3209657362
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2942188645
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 2942186689
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 5295931329
1.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
KWD 5081956934
5.0%
2
Qatar
KWD 5081956934
5.0%
3
Kuwait
KWD 5349425097
6.1%
4
Oman
KWD 4921474084
8.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
KWD 5349423934
8.3%
6
Egypt
KWD 4012071349
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 3115560625
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2674721690
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%.