Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
674,577,288 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 674,577,017 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
674,577,017 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 674,577,288 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 8,094,927,456 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 8,094,924,201 KWD per year, or 674,577,017 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 4.0% 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 7042586887
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 6597365877
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 6516416602
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 6233093817
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 4735532562
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 4658995869
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 4533160006
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 4417370487
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 4283277319
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 4275741324
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 4257936179
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 4193177843
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 4189131792
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 4146355322
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 4087941182
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 4048229899
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 3960743242
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 3924020258
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 3885569726
52.0%
19
France
KWD 3343217932
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 3025877457
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 2980556989
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 2914176628
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 4314607102
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 3761752346
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 7285432623
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 6718790796
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 6314046045
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 5261704218
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 5261707078
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 5025602751
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 4937909017
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 4856964210
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 4775932217
41.0%
11
China
KWD 4452218821
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 4362594009
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 4290317451
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 4219788940
47.9%
15
India
KWD 931551808
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 7164666726
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 5868822578
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 5433723532
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 5403366118
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 5261704326
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 5261702844
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 5233372346
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 4958145485
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 4937718910
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 4916543515
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 4856963960
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 4617876978
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 5889059777
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 5666449375
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 5523371011
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 5506169694
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 5354794818
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 5261703525
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 4978380475
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 4928596960
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 4905429592
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 4856956824
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 4452213152
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 4452211196
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 8013975442
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 8094924201
4.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 7690181083
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 7690181083
5.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 8094923038
5.5%
5
Oman
KWD 7447333260
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 6071195677
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 4714566758
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 4047471242
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%.