Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
580,669,644 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 580,669,373 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
580,669,373 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 580,669,644 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 6,968,035,728 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 6,968,032,473 KWD per year, or 580,669,373 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 4.7% 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 6062191083
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 5678949118
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 5609268761
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 5365387186
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 4076300901
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 4010418970
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 3902100639
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 3802425671
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 3687005099
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 3680517114
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 3665191130
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 3609447928
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 3605965323
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 3569143348
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 3518860860
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 3484677784
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 3409371347
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 3377759493
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 3344661697
52.0%
19
France
KWD 2877811648
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 2604646455
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 2565635455
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 2508495606
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 3713973811
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 3238081253
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 6271230068
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 5783470662
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 5435070497
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 4529224595
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 4529227455
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 4325990832
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 4250505063
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 4180829173
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 4111077366
41.0%
11
China
KWD 3832428371
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 3755280110
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 3693064835
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 3632355066
47.9%
15
India
KWD 801880164
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 6167276268
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 5051826075
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 4677297460
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 4651165890
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 4529224703
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 4529223221
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 4504836844
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 4267924302
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 4250341973
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 4232114556
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 4180828923
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 3975024688
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 5069246045
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 4877625165
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 4754464613
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 4739657940
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 4609355940
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 4529223901
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 4285342062
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 4242488931
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 4222546728
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 4180821788
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 3832422702
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 3832420746
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 6898352631
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 6968032473
4.7%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 6619633942
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 6619633942
5.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 6968031310
6.3%
5
Oman
KWD 6410592870
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 5226026881
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 4058253747
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 3484025378
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%.