Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
923,400,000 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 923,399,729 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
923,399,729 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 923,400,000 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 11,080,800,000 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 11,080,796,745 KWD per year, or 923,399,729 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 2.9% 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 9640296000
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 9030852000
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 8920044000
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 8532215676
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 6482268000
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 6377499883
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 6205248631
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 6046761134
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 5863192058
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 5852879202
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 5828505137
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 5739859821
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 5734320834
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 5675767013
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 5595806817
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 5541447698
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 5421687681
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 5371421974
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 5318788547
52.0%
19
France
KWD 4576383293
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 4141993628
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 4079955260
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 3989090744
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 5906077168
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 5149299261
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 9972717912
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 9197065007
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 8643026630
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 7202521372
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 7202524232
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 6879331880
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 6759291269
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 6648487736
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 6537567159
41.0%
11
China
KWD 6094448720
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 5971765373
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 5872829899
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 5776285126
47.9%
15
India
KWD 1275136725
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 9807405783
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 8033580172
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 7437990477
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 7396436041
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 7202521480
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 7202519998
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 7163738945
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 6786992419
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 6759029576
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 6730043064
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 6648487486
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 6321212758
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 8061282053
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 7756560155
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 7560706495
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 7537160198
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 7329949506
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 7202520678
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 6814692090
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 6746545458
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 6714832523
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 6648480351
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 6094443051
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 6094441096
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 10969989260
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 11080796745
2.9%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 11080795582
4.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 10526760000
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 10526760000
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 10194336000
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 8310600085
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 6453568787
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 5540407514
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%.