Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
481,666,182 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 481,665,911 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
481,665,911 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 481,666,182 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 5,779,994,184 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 5,779,990,929 KWD per year, or 481,665,911 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 5028594940
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 4710695260
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 4652895318
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 4450595197
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 3381296598
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 3326647599
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 3236797374
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 3154111400
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 3058376677
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 3052993570
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 3040281278
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 2994042408
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 2991153824
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 2960609461
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 2918899880
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 2890544997
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 2828079727
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 2801856354
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 2774401756
52.0%
19
France
KWD 2387150491
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 2160557714
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 2128198559
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 2080800650
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 3080747668
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 2685993595
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 5201992678
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 4797396180
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 4508398093
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 3756997592
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 3757000452
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 3588415070
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 3525799721
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 3468004246
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 3410144736
41.0%
11
China
KWD 3179005521
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 3115010841
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 3063402817
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 3013044595
47.9%
15
India
KWD 665172000
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 5115763271
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 4190495956
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 3879824573
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 3858148159
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 3756997700
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 3756996217
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 3736767985
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 3540248856
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 3525665114
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 3510545643
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 3468003997
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 3297288569
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 4204945822
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 4045996084
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 3943834166
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 3931552082
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 3823466459
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 3756996898
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 3554696513
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 3519149837
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 3502607809
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 3467996861
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 3178999852
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 3178997897
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 5722191502
1.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
KWD 5490994475
5.0%
2
Qatar
KWD 5490994475
5.0%
3
Kuwait
KWD 5779990929
5.6%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 5779989766
7.6%
5
Oman
KWD 5317594649
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 4334995723
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 3366326471
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2890004606
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%.