Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
717,994,680 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 717,994,409 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
717,994,409 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 717,994,680 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 8,615,936,160 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 8,615,932,905 KWD per year, or 717,994,409 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 3.8% 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 7495864459
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 7021987970
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 6935828609
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 6634270519
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 5040322654
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 4958859824
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 4824924881
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 4701684937
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 4558958655
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 4550938122
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 4531986758
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 4463060351
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 4458753796
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 4413224316
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 4351050578
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 4308783375
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 4215665298
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 4176579227
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 4135653904
52.0%
19
France
KWD 3558394527
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 3220629989
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 3172392394
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 3101739761
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 4592304741
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 4003867175
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 7754340456
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 7151228020
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 6720432834
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 5600359876
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 5600362736
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 5349062309
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 5255724327
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 5169569432
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 5083322142
41.0%
11
China
KWD 4738773608
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 4643380370
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 4566452064
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 4491383943
47.9%
15
India
KWD 991504378
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 7625801631
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 6246553888
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 5783450625
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 5751139428
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 5600359984
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 5600358502
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 5570204473
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 5277263317
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 5255521728
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 5232983362
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 5169569182
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 4915094208
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 6268093610
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 6031155467
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 5878868275
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 5860559814
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 5699442076
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 5600359182
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 5298800828
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 5245813109
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 5221154615
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 5169562047
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 4738767939
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 4738765984
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 8529774059
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 8615932905
3.8%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 8185139352
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 8185139352
5.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 8615931742
5.1%
5
Oman
KWD 7926661267
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 6461952205
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 5018007438
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 4307975594
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%.