Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
594,665,760 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 594,665,489 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
594,665,489 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 594,665,760 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 7,135,989,120 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 7,135,985,865 KWD per year, or 594,665,489 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 4.6% 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 6208310534
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 5815831133
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 5744471242
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 5494711298
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 4174553635
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 4107083705
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 3996154538
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 3894077837
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 3775874278
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 3769230095
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 3753534615
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 3696447785
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 3692881203
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 3655171763
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 3603677323
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 3568670316
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 3491548523
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 3459174900
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 3425279325
52.0%
19
France
KWD 2947176399
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 2667427265
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 2627475894
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 2568958827
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 3803492969
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 3316129866
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 6422388120
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 5922871977
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 5566074143
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 4638394300
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 4638397160
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 4430261892
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 4352956632
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 4281601208
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 4210168188
41.0%
11
China
KWD 3924802736
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 3845794954
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 3782080133
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 3719906966
47.9%
15
India
KWD 821206593
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 6315928625
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 5173592284
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 4790036174
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 4763274779
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 4638394408
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 4638392926
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 4613418712
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 4370795755
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 4352789515
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 4334122728
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 4281600958
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 4070836220
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 5191432138
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 4995192539
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 4869063411
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 4853899838
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 4720457109
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 4638393606
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 4388633398
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 4344747354
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 4324324468
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 4281593823
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 3924797067
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 3924795112
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 7064626489
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 7135985865
4.6%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 6779189664
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 6779189664
5.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 7135984702
6.2%
5
Oman
KWD 6565109990
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 5351991925
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 4156071482
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 3568002074
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%.