Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
492,355,260 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 492,354,989 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
492,354,989 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 492,355,260 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 5,908,263,120 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 5,908,259,865 KWD per year, or 492,354,989 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 5.5% 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 5140188914
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 4815234443
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 4756151812
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 4549362278
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 3456333925
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 3400472144
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 3308627978
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 3224107759
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 3126247619
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 3120745222
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 3107750739
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 3060485717
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 3057532998
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 3026310862
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 2983675693
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 2954691559
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 2890839870
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 2864034721
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 2835970845
52.0%
19
France
KWD 2440125561
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 2208504514
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 2175427181
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 2126977467
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 3149115011
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 2745600683
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 5317434720
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 4903859397
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 4608447863
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 3840372400
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 3840375260
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 3668048698
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 3604043772
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 3544965608
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 3485822125
41.0%
11
China
KWD 3249553436
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 3184138607
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 3131385353
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 3079909509
47.9%
15
India
KWD 679931931
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 5229291669
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 4283490934
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 3965925097
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 3943767674
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 3840372508
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 3840371026
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 3819693853
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 3618813580
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 3603906090
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 3588451064
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 3544965358
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 3370461507
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 4298261473
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 4135784339
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 4031355268
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 4018800612
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 3908316360
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 3840371706
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 3633581908
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 3597246379
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 3580337245
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 3544958223
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 3249547767
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 3249545812
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 5849177749
1.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
KWD 5612849964
5.0%
2
Qatar
KWD 5612849964
5.0%
3
Kuwait
KWD 5908259865
5.5%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 5908258702
7.5%
5
Oman
KWD 5435602070
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 4431197425
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 3441031582
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2954139074
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%.