Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,429,036 KWD
Pension
- 10.15 KWD
Social Security
** - 1.73 KWD
Unemployment
- 0.63 KWD
Total tax
- 12.52 KWD
Net pay
* 3,429,023 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
3,429,023 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 3,429,036 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 891,549,360 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 891,546,105 KWD per year, or 74,295,509 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 775647943
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 726612728
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 717697235
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 686492683
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 521556376
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 513127623
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 499268273
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 486487060
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 471753867
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 470917014
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 468959301
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 461827989
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 461383627
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 456669807
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 450235244
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 445861671
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 436234068
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 432182726
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 427948240
52.0%
19
France
KWD 368222778
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 333261928
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 328273175
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 320960513
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 475206577
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 414313732
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 802392336
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 739986976
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 695411130
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 602688502
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 579507596
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 579508456
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 579511316
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 553505698
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 543848379
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 534937352
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 526011174
41.0%
11
China
KWD 490360868
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 480489338
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 472527060
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 464762441
47.9%
15
India
KWD 102657732
88.5%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 648602213
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 624084707
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 608326052
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 606431913
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 589760208
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 579507762
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 548302946
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 542820206
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 540268907
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 534929967
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 490355199
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 490353244
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 891544942
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 891546105
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 882631127
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 846971892
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 846971892
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 820225411
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 668662105
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 519247322
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 445782194
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%.