Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
731,578,390 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 731,578,119 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
731,578,119 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 731,578,390 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 8,778,940,680 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 8,778,937,425 KWD per year, or 731,578,119 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 3.7% 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 7637678392
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 7154836654
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 7067047247
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 6759783999
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 5135680298
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 5052676260
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 4916207412
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 4790636503
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 4645209236
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 4637037109
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 4617727135
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 4547496693
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 4543108635
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 4496717839
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 4433367861
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 4390301004
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 4295421063
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 4255595668
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 4213896074
52.0%
19
France
KWD 3625715394
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 3281560916
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 3232410659
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 3160421389
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 4679186150
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 4079616028
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 7901044524
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 7286521772
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 6847576360
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 5706312814
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 5706315674
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 5450260944
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 5355157084
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 5267372144
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 5179493179
41.0%
11
China
KWD 4828426094
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 4731228127
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 4652844459
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 4576356060
47.9%
15
India
KWD 1010261339
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 7770073834
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 6364732165
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 5892867409
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 5859944945
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 5706312922
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 5706311440
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 5675586895
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 5377103585
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 5354950577
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 5331985787
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 5267371894
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 5008082582
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 6386679398
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 6145258631
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 5990090334
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 5971435489
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 5807269566
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 5706312120
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 5399048608
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 5345058411
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 5319933398
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 5267364759
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 4828420425
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 4828418470
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 8691148533
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 8778937425
3.7%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 8339993646
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 8339993646
5.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 8778936262
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 8076625426
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 6584205595
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 5112942900
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 4389477854
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%.