Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
845,921,614 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 845,921,343 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
845,921,343 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 845,921,614 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 10,151,059,368 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 10,151,056,113 KWD per year, or 845,921,343 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 3.2% 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 8831421650
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 8273113385
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 8171602791
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 7816315389
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 5938369730
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 5842392311
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 5684593877
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 5539401671
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 5371238398
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 5361790200
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 5339461565
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 5258254173
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 5253180056
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 5199538985
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 5126287798
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 5076489720
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 4966778978
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 4920730202
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 4872513044
52.0%
19
France
KWD 4192400412
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 3794457509
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 3737624759
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 3654384116
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 5410525411
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 4717245070
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 9135951344
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 8425380283
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 7917828937
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 6598189961
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 6598192821
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 6302117928
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 6192149484
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 6090643357
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 5989029484
41.0%
11
China
KWD 5583091373
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 5470701788
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 5380067364
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 5291623532
47.9%
15
India
KWD 1168151295
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 8984510015
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 7359518214
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 6813902078
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 6775834169
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 6598190069
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 6598188587
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 6562661627
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 6217526281
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 6191910081
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 6165355794
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 6090643107
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 5790828269
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 7384895743
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 7105741713
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 6926321218
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 6904750620
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 6714926078
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 6598189267
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 6242901601
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 6180472874
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 6151420857
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 6090635972
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 5583085704
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 5583083748
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 10049546035
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 10151056113
3.2%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 10151054950
4.4%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 9643506400
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 9643506400
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 9338974619
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 7613294611
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 5912078545
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 5075537198
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%.