Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
534,930,406 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 534,930,135 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
534,930,135 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 534,930,406 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 6,419,164,872 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 6,419,161,617 KWD per year, or 534,930,135 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 5.1% 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 5584673439
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 5231619371
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 5167427722
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 4942756627
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 3755211450
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 3694519093
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 3594732959
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 3502906845
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 3396581063
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 3390603528
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 3376485060
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 3325132824
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 3321924655
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 3288002914
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 3241681078
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 3210190606
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 3140816741
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 3111694345
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 3081203686
52.0%
19
France
KWD 2651127985
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 2399479078
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 2363541206
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 2310902098
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 3421425645
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 2983018770
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 5777246297
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 5327907851
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 5006951230
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 4172458539
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 4172461399
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 3985233523
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 3915693841
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 3851506659
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 3787249050
41.0%
11
China
KWD 3530549400
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 3459478045
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 3402163281
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 3346235890
47.9%
15
India
KWD 738721492
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 5681481102
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 4653894704
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 4308867898
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 4284794593
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 4172458647
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 4172457165
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 4149991835
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 3931740903
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 3915543910
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 3898752352
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 3851506410
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 3661913075
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 4669942498
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 4493415566
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 4379956306
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 4366315984
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 4246277869
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 4172457845
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 3947786486
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 3908308910
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 3889937575
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 3851499274
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 3530543731
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 3530541775
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 6354970484
1.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
KWD 6098206628
5.0%
2
Qatar
KWD 6098206628
5.0%
3
Kuwait
KWD 6419161617
5.1%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 6419160454
6.9%
5
Oman
KWD 5905631682
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 4814373739
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 3738585872
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 3209589950
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%.