Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,951,763,700 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 4,951,763,429 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
4,951,763,429 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 4,951,763,700 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 59,421,164,400 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 59,421,161,145 KWD per year, or 4,951,763,429 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 51696413028
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 48428248986
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 47834037342
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 45754296264
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 34761381174
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 34199554911
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 33275852695
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 32426097987
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 31441529073
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 31386259678
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 31255536812
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 30780168580
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 30750459411
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 30436475104
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 30007690839
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 29716187729
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 29073931881
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 28804413617
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 28522163459
52.0%
19
France
KWD 24540953790
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 22211573500
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 21878877432
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 21391621928
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 31671491393
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 27613259959
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 53479045872
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 49319567459
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 46348510862
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 38623758232
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 38623761092
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 36890640226
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 36246913553
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 35652706376
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 35057898752
41.0%
11
China
KWD 32681649140
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 32023758197
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 31493223031
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 0
47.9%
15
India
KWD 6837671578
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 52592543847
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 43080344362
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 39886460081
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 39663629278
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 38623758340
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 0
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 38415784530
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 36395465614
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 0
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 36090046786
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 0
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 33897698736
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 0
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 41594815235
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 40544545634
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 0
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 39307100556
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 38623757538
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 36544016196
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 36178576323
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 36008513265
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 35652698991
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 32681643471
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 0
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 58826950016
1.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
KWD 56450106180
5.0%
2
Qatar
KWD 56450106180
5.0%
3
Kuwait
KWD 59421161145
5.5%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 59421159982
7.4%
5
Oman
KWD 54667471248
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 44565873385
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 34607480417
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 29710589714
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%.