Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
637,356,240 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 637,355,969 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
637,355,969 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 637,356,240 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 7,648,274,880 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 7,648,271,625 KWD per year, or 637,355,969 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 4.3% 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 6653999146
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 6233344027
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 6156861278
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 5889171333
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 4474240805
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 4401927212
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 4283034564
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 4173632176
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 4046940042
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 4039819434
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 4022996924
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 3961811808
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 3957989084
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 3917572726
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 3862381632
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 3824861498
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 3742202568
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 3707505422
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 3671176490
52.0%
19
France
KWD 3158750418
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 2858919170
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 2816099511
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 2753381701
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 4076541279
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 3554191108
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 6769343017
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 5544999460
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 5133907991
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 5105225523
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 4971380152
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 4971378670
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 4944611455
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 4684570783
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 4665271547
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 4645264607
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 4588972414
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 4363077316
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 5564120028
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 5353792571
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 5218608792
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 5202356611
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 5059334139
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 4971379350
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 4703689141
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 4656652539
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 4634763491
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 4588965279
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 4206554235
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 4206552280
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 7571789391
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 7648271625
4.3%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 7265861136
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 7265861136
5.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 7648270462
5.8%
5
Oman
KWD 7036412890
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 5736206245
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 4454431832
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 3824144954
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%.