Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
965,750,578 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 965,750,307 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
965,750,307 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 965,750,578 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 11,589,006,936 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 11,589,003,681 KWD per year, or 965,750,307 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 2.8% 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 10082436034
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 9445040653
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 9329150583
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 8923535016
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 6779569058
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 6669995844
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 6489844515
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 6324089659
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 6132099595
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 6121314106
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 6095821986
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 6003111013
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 5997317923
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 5936078737
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 5852451320
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 5795599083
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 5670346017
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 5617775286
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 5562727877
52.0%
19
France
KWD 4786272757
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 4331960872
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 4267077054
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 4172045241
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 6176951465
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 5385465057
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 10430104155
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 9618876764
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 9039428040
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 7532855880
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 7532858740
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 7194843674
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 7069297500
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 6953411898
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 6837404169
41.0%
11
China
KWD 6373962535
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 6245652498
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 6142179575
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 6041206734
47.9%
15
India
KWD 1333616193
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 10257210086
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 8402030201
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 7779124383
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 7735664171
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 7532855988
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 7532854506
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 7492294730
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 7098269167
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 0
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 7038707628
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 6953411648
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 6611127028
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 8431002599
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 8112305011
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 7907468792
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 7882842556
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 7666128394
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 7532855187
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 7127239355
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 7055967251
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 7022799828
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 6953404512
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 6373956866
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 6373954910
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 11473114127
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 11589003681
2.8%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 11589002518
3.8%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 11009556589
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 11009556589
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 10661886381
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 8691755287
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 6749553588
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 5794510982
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%.