Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
891,579,455 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 891,579,184 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
891,579,184 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 891,579,455 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 10,698,953,460 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 10,698,950,205 KWD per year, or 891,579,184 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 3.0% 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 9308089510
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 8719647070
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 8612657535
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 8238193840
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 6258887774
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 6157730016
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 5991414569
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 5838387477
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 5661145599
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 5651187860
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 5627653857
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 5542063313
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 5536715249
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 5480179105
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 5402974314
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 5350488425
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 5234855668
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 5186321863
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 5135502208
52.0%
19
France
KWD 4418680672
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 3999259773
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 3939359364
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 3851625989
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 5702552962
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 4971853646
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 9629056026
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 8880132379
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 8345186328
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 6954321121
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 6954323981
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 6642268830
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 6526364880
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 6419379812
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 6312281519
41.0%
11
China
KWD 5884433123
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 5765977447
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 5670451233
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 5577233534
47.9%
15
India
KWD 1231197572
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 9469440666
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 7756741431
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 7181675987
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 7141553476
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 6954321229
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 6954319747
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 6916875157
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 6553111413
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 6526112341
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 6498124749
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 6419379562
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 6103382672
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 7783488695
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 7489267577
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 7300163054
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 7277428182
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 7077358020
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 6954320427
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 6579856467
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 6514058192
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 6483438102
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 6419372427
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 5884427454
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 5884425499
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 10591961186
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 10698950205
3.0%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 10698949042
4.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 10164005787
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 10164005787
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 9843037183
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 8024215180
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 6231177543
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 5349484244
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%.