Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,824,005,472 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 4,824,005,201 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
4,824,005,201 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 4,824,005,472 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 57,888,065,664 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 57,888,062,409 KWD per year, or 4,824,005,201 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 50362617128
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 47178773516
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 46599892860
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 44573810237
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 33864518413
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 33317187599
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 32417317403
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 31589486007
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 30630320539
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 30576476926
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 30449126877
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 29986023435
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 29957080815
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 29651197402
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 29233475977
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 28949493811
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 28323808746
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 28061244004
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 27786276066
52.0%
19
France
KWD 23907784012
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 21638502726
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 21314390478
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 20839706383
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 30854349767
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 26900822844
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 52099257010
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 48047095509
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 45152693847
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 37627244054
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 37627246914
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 35938841466
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 35311723324
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 34732847134
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 34153385828
41.0%
11
China
KWD 31838444835
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 31197527825
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 30680680701
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 0
47.9%
15
India
KWD 6661257617
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 51235627284
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 41968847779
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 38857367554
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 38640285872
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 37627244162
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 0
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 37424636197
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 35456442638
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 0
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 35158903937
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 0
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 33023119566
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 0
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 40521646120
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 39498474039
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 0
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 38292955743
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 37627243360
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 35601160473
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 35245149157
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 35079473829
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 34732839749
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 31838439166
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 0
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 57309182268
1.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
KWD 54993662381
5.0%
2
Qatar
KWD 54993662381
5.0%
3
Kuwait
KWD 57888062409
5.6%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 57888061246
7.6%
5
Oman
KWD 53257020411
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 43416049333
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 33714588382
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 28944040346
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%.