Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
43,258,553 KWD
Pension
- 10.15 KWD
Social Security
** - 1.73 KWD
Unemployment
- 0.63 KWD
Total tax
- 12.52 KWD
Net pay
* 43,258,540 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
43,258,540 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 43,258,553 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 11,247,223,780 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 11,247,220,525 KWD per year, or 937,268,377 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 2.9% 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 9785084689
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 9166487381
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 9054015143
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 8660361986
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 6579625911
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 6473284257
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 6298445948
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 6137578591
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 5951251873
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 5940784243
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 5916044046
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 5826067339
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 5820445140
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 5761011936
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 5679850826
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 5624675279
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 5503116440
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 5452095901
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 5398671962
52.0%
19
France
KWD 4645116314
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 4204202670
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 4141232496
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 4049003305
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 5994781042
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 5226637057
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 10122499314
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 9335196745
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 8772837178
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 7310696829
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 7310699689
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 6982653306
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 6860809775
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 6748342004
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 6635755525
41.0%
11
China
KWD 6185981799
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 6061455866
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 5961034502
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 5863039659
47.9%
15
India
KWD 1294287141
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 9954704309
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 8154237413
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 7549702440
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 7507523914
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 7310696937
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 7310695455
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 7271331919
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 6888926984
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 6860544091
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 6831122211
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 6748341754
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 6416151700
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 8182355353
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 7873056801
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 7674261600
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 7650361653
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 7440038836
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 7310696135
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 6917042714
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 6847872576
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 6815683337
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 6748334619
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 6185976130
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 6185974175
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 11134748802
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 11247220525
2.9%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 11247219362
3.9%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 10684862591
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 10684862591
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 10347445878
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 8435417920
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 6550495660
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 5623619404
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%.