Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
470,870,313 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 470,870,042 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
470,870,042 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 470,870,313 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 5,650,443,756 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 5,650,440,501 KWD per year, or 470,870,042 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 5.8% 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 4915886068
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 4605111661
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 4548607224
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 4350841368
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 3305509597
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 3252085498
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 3164249134
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 3083415732
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 2989827659
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 2984565034
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 2972137753
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 2926935286
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 2924111477
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 2894251659
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 2853476914
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 2825757568
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 2764692568
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 2739056784
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 2712217550
52.0%
19
France
KWD 2333646164
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 2112131894
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 2080498091
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 2034162496
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 3011697290
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 2625790993
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 5085397293
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 4689869325
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 4407348759
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 3672789813
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 3672792673
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 3507985849
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 3446773960
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 3390273990
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 3333711279
41.0%
11
China
KWD 3107752786
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 3045192442
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 2994741090
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 2945511657
47.9%
15
India
KWD 650264608
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 5001100648
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 4096571895
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 3792863849
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 3771673248
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 3672789921
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 3672788439
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 3653013634
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 3460899219
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 3446642459
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 3431861895
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 3390273740
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 3223384584
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 4110697886
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 3955310785
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 3855438670
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 3843431881
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 3737768850
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 3672789120
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 3475022999
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 3440273059
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 3424101804
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 3390266604
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 3107747117
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 3107745161
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 5593936579
1.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
KWD 5367921568
5.0%
2
Qatar
KWD 5367921568
5.0%
3
Kuwait
KWD 5650440501
5.8%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 5650439338
7.8%
5
Oman
KWD 5198408256
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 4237832902
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 3290875007
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2825229392
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%.