Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
832,639,032 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 832,638,761 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
832,638,761 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 832,639,032 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 9,991,668,384 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 9,991,665,129 KWD per year, or 832,638,761 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 3.3% 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 8692751494
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 8143209733
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 8043293049
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 7693584331
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 5845126005
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 5750655627
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 5595334926
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 5452422011
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 5286899847
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 5277599883
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 5255621907
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 5175689644
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 5170695222
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 5117896373
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 5045795351
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 4996779199
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 4888791265
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 4843465423
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 4796005372
52.0%
19
France
KWD 4126571935
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 3734877319
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 3678936999
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 3597003362
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 5325570016
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 4643175442
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 8992499458
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 8293085766
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 7793503969
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 6494585822
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 6494588682
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 6203162696
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 6094920983
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 5995008766
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 5894990397
41.0%
11
China
KWD 5495426331
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 5384801468
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 5295590143
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 5208535103
47.9%
15
India
KWD 1149810145
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 8843436083
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 7243959751
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 6706910880
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 6669440687
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 6494585930
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 6494584447
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 6459615356
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 6119899304
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 6094685402
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 6068548085
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 5995008517
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 5699901291
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 7268938802
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 6994168024
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 6817564765
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 6796332873
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 6609488942
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 6494585128
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 6144876146
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 6083427674
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 6054831834
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 5995001381
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 5495420662
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 5495418707
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 9891748960
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 9991665129
3.3%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 9991663966
4.4%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 9492084965
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 9492084965
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 9192334913
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 7493751373
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 5819247642
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 4995841706
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%.