Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
644,982,130 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 644,981,859 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
644,981,859 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 644,982,130 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 7,739,785,560 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 7,739,782,305 KWD per year, or 644,981,859 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 6733613437
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 6307925231
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 6230527376
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 5959634557
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 4527774553
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 4454595727
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 4334280545
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 4223569554
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 4095361088
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 4088155375
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 4071131542
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 4009214341
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 4005345861
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 3964445960
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 3908594525
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 3870625466
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 3786977426
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 3751865224
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 3715101616
52.0%
19
France
KWD 3196544329
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 2893125771
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 2849793743
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 2786325545
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 4125316471
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 3596716487
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 6965804916
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 6424023022
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 6037035366
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 5030861986
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 5030864846
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 4805118833
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 4721272461
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 4643879072
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 4566402050
41.0%
11
China
KWD 4256890778
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 4171197973
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 4102092246
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 4034658129
47.9%
15
India
KWD 890685563
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 6850337381
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 5611344703
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 5195334535
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 5166308902
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 5030862094
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 5030860612
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 5003773110
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 4740621074
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 4721090868
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 4700844533
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 4643878822
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 4415280956
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 5630694048
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 5417850047
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 5281048817
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 5264602176
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 5119868454
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 5030861292
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 4759968209
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 4712368816
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 4690217865
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 4643871687
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 4256885109
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 4256883154
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 7662384965
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 7739782305
4.2%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 7352796282
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 7352796282
5.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 7739781142
5.7%
5
Oman
KWD 7120602715
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 5804839255
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 4507728567
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 3869900294
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%.