Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
986,953,760 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 986,953,489 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
986,953,489 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 986,953,760 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 11,843,445,120 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 11,843,441,865 KWD per year, or 986,953,489 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 10303797254
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 9652407773
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 9533973322
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 9119452418
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 6928415395
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 6816436468
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 6632329898
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 6462936576
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 6266730471
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 6255708355
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 6229656471
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 6134909993
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 6128989683
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 6066406046
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 5980942603
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 5922842165
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 5794838956
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 5741114196
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 5684858205
52.0%
19
France
KWD 4891355727
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 4427069611
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 4360761193
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 4263642987
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 6312567017
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 5503703499
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 10659098520
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 9830060457
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 9237889823
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 7698240700
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 7698243560
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 7352807373
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 7224504792
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 7106074808
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 6987520154
41.0%
11
China
KWD 6513903536
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 6382776449
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 6277031813
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 6173842022
47.9%
15
India
KWD 1362894443
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 10482408489
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 8586497884
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 7949916014
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 7905501659
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 7698240808
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 7698239326
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 7656789016
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 7254112555
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 0
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 7193243204
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 7106074558
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 6756275107
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 8616106378
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 8290411739
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 8081078326
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 8055911409
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 7834439253
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 7698240006
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 7283718838
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 7210881939
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 7176986314
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 7106067423
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 6513897867
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 6513895912
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 11725007929
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 11843441865
2.8%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 11843440702
3.7%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 11251272864
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 11251272864
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 10895969510
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 8882583925
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 6897740931
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 5921730074
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%.