Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
965,844,620 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 965,844,349 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
965,844,349 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 965,844,620 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 11,590,135,440 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 11,590,132,185 KWD per year, or 965,844,349 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 10083417833
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 9445960384
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 9330059029
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 8924403965
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 6780229232
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 6670645348
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 6490476477
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 6324705484
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 6132696720
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 6121910182
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 6096415579
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 6003695579
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 5997901924
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 5936656775
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 5853021214
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 5796163441
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 5670898178
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 5618322328
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 5563269559
52.0%
19
France
KWD 4786738829
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 4332382706
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 4267492569
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 4172451502
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 6177552957
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 5385989477
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 10431119808
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 9619813423
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 9040308273
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 7533589408
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 7533592268
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 7195544287
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 7069985887
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 6954089000
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 6838069975
41.0%
11
China
KWD 6374583212
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 6246260681
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 6142777682
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 6041795009
47.9%
15
India
KWD 1333746050
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 10258208904
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 8402848366
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 7779881892
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 7736417447
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 7533589516
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 7533588034
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 7493024307
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 7098960376
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 0
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 7039393037
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 6954088750
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 6611770800
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 8431823586
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 8113094963
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 7908238799
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 7883610164
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 7666874899
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 7533588714
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 7127933385
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 7056654341
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 7023483688
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 6954081615
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 6374577543
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 6374575588
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 11474231346
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 11590132185
2.8%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 11590131022
3.8%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 11010628668
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 11010628668
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 10662924605
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 8692601665
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 6750210840
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 5795075234
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%.