Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
12,516,924 KWD
Pension
- 10.15 KWD
Social Security
** - 1.73 KWD
Unemployment
- 0.63 KWD
Total tax
- 12.52 KWD
Net pay
* 12,516,911 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
12,516,911 KWD
Net pay
15.23 KWD
Tax the employer pays
12.52 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
27.75 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 15.23 KWD to pay you 12,516,924 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 3,254,400,240 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 3,254,396,985 KWD per year, or 271,199,749 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.0% 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 2831328209
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 2652336196
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 2619792193
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 2505887861
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1903824140
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1873054633
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 1822464765
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1775894785
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1722009153
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1718974849
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1711818864
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 1685784745
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 1684158958
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 1666959833
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1643474938
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 1627509896
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 1592342979
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 1577574690
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 1562116663
52.0%
19
France
KWD 1344080192
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 1216493224
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1198274869
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 1171586830
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1734606096
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1512339987
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2928958128
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2701153207
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2538434817
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 2115361528
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 2115364388
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 2020442227
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1985187415
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1952647880
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1920069565
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1789928852
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1753896664
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1724838026
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1696485606
47.9%
15
India
KWD 374551428
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2880408057
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2359440346
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 2184519639
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 2172314201
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 2115361636
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 2115360154
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 2103971501
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1993322566
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1985113359
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1976600906
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1952647630
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1856525619
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2367576228
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2278080323
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2220558278
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2213643081
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2152786065
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 2115360834
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 2001456237
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1981441964
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1972128186
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1952640495
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1789923183
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1789921228
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 3254395822
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 3254396985
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 3221853498
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 3091680228
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 3091680228
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2994048221
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 2440800265
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1895395303
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1627207634
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%.