Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
571,363,520 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 571,363,249 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
571,363,249 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 571,363,520 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 6,856,362,240 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 6,856,358,985 KWD per year, or 571,363,249 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 4.8% 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 5965035149
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 5587935226
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 5519371603
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 5279398601
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 4010971910
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 3946145852
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 3839563485
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 3741485448
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 3627915307
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 3621531177
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 3606450876
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 3551601061
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 3548174293
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 3511942401
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 3462465748
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 3428830511
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 3354731117
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 3323625770
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 3291058423
52.0%
19
France
KWD 2831690498
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 2562903017
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 2524517277
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 2468293150
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 3654451842
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 3186186136
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 6170723928
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 5690781667
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 5347965177
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 4456636828
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 4456639688
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 4256660211
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 4182384235
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 4113825080
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 4045191125
41.0%
11
China
KWD 3771007952
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 3695096101
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 3633877886
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 3574141142
47.9%
15
India
KWD 789029875
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 6068436186
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 4970862796
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 4602336631
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 4576623836
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 4456636936
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 4456635454
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 4432639934
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 4199524291
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 4182223822
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 4164288546
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 4113824830
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 3911318872
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 4988003583
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 4799453723
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 4678267000
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 4663697634
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 4535483928
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 4456636134
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 4216662867
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 4174496528
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 4154873934
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 4113817695
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 3771002283
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 3771000328
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 6787795878
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 6856358985
4.8%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 6513544128
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 6513544128
5.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 6856357822
6.4%
5
Oman
KWD 6307853261
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 5142271765
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 3993213991
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 3428188634
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%.