Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
643,843,295 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 643,843,024 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
643,843,024 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 643,843,295 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 7,726,119,540 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 7,726,116,285 KWD per year, or 643,843,024 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 4.2% 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 6721724000
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 6296787425
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 6219526230
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 5949111722
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 4519779931
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 4446730317
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 4326627573
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 4216112007
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 4088129987
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 4080936983
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 4063943215
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 4002135342
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 3998273695
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 3957446006
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 3901693185
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 3863791167
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 3780290840
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 3745240621
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 3708541927
52.0%
19
France
KWD 3190900263
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 2888017426
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 2844761915
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 2781405778
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 4118032483
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 3590365832
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 6953505498
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 6412680226
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 6026375871
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 5021979073
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 5021981933
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 4796634513
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 4712936188
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 4635679460
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 4558339235
41.0%
11
China
KWD 4249374467
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 4163832968
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 4094849255
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 4027534212
47.9%
15
India
KWD 889113012
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 6838241847
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 5601436839
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 5186161219
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 5157186834
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 5021979181
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 5021977699
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 4994938028
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 4732250637
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 4712754923
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 4692544340
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 4635679210
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 4407484970
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 5620752018
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 5408283833
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 5271724150
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 5255306549
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 5110828382
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 5021978379
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 4751563607
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 4704048260
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 4681936421
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 4635672075
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 4249368798
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 4249366843
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 7648855605
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 7726116285
4.2%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 7339813563
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 7339813563
5.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 7726115122
5.7%
5
Oman
KWD 7108029977
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 5794589740
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 4499769340
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 3863067284
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%.