Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
481,666,120 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 481,665,849 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
481,665,849 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 481,666,120 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 5,779,993,440 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 5,779,990,185 KWD per year, or 481,665,849 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 5.6% 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 5028594293
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 4710694654
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 4652894719
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 4450594625
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 3381296162
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 3326647171
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 3236796957
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 3154110994
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 3058376283
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 3052993177
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 3040280887
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 2994042023
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 2991153439
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 2960609080
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 2918899504
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 2890544624
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 2828079363
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 2801855994
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 2774401399
52.0%
19
France
KWD 2387150183
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 2160557436
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 2128198285
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 2080800382
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 3080747271
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 2685993249
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 5201992008
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 4797395563
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 4508397513
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 3756997108
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 3756999968
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 3588414608
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 3525799267
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 3468003800
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 3410144297
41.0%
11
China
KWD 3179005112
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 3115010440
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 3063402422
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 3013044208
47.9%
15
India
KWD 665171914
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 5115762612
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 4190495416
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 3879824074
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 3858147662
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 3756997216
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 3756995734
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 3736767504
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 3540248401
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 3525664660
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 3510545191
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 3468003550
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 3297288144
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 4204945281
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 4045995563
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 3943833658
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 3931551576
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 3823465966
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 3756996414
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 3554696055
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 3519149384
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 3502607358
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 3467996415
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 3178999443
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 3178997488
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 5722190766
1.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
KWD 5490993768
5.0%
2
Qatar
KWD 5490993768
5.0%
3
Kuwait
KWD 5779990185
5.6%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 5779989022
7.6%
5
Oman
KWD 5317593965
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 4334995165
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 3366326038
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2890004234
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%.