Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,007,993,120 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 5,007,992,849 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
5,007,992,849 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 5,007,993,120 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 60,095,917,440 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 60,095,914,185 KWD per year, or 5,007,992,849 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 5.4% 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 52283448173
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 48978172714
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 48377213539
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 46273856105
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 35156111702
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 34587905650
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 33653714397
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 32794310721
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 31798561150
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 31742664234
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 31610456911
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 31129690655
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 31099644109
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 30782094407
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 30348441124
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 30053627869
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 29404078827
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 29131500153
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 28846044919
52.0%
19
France
KWD 24819626795
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 22463795512
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 22127321502
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 21634533022
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 32031134763
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 27926820396
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 53189754942
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 43569540316
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 40339388059
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 40114026932
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 39062347816
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 0
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 38852012370
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 36808751851
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 0
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 36499864792
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 0
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 34282621729
43.0%
12
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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%.