Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
84,592,080 KWD
Pension
- 10.15 KWD
Social Security
** - 1.73 KWD
Unemployment
- 0.63 KWD
Total tax
- 12.52 KWD
Net pay
* 84,592,067 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
84,592,067 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 84,592,080 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 21,993,940,800 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 21,993,937,545 KWD per year, or 1,832,828,129 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 1.5% 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 19134728496
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 17925061752
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 17705122344
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 16935334092
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 12866455368
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 12658503504
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 12316607479
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 12002062069
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 11637662250
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 11617200173
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 11568817198
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 11392866755
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 11381871198
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 11265652341
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 11106942921
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 10999047057
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 10761330325
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 10661566977
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 10557096131
52.0%
19
France
KWD 9083510443
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 8221314745
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 8098173703
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 7917821432
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 11722781214
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 10220679443
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 19794544632
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 18254971871
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 17155276454
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 14296062892
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 14296065752
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 13654573185
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 13416307157
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 13196372216
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 12976211100
41.0%
11
China
KWD 12096676160
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 11853166337
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 11656794523
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 11465162254
47.9%
15
India
KWD 2530913896
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 19466419355
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 15945607252
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 14763436239
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 14680957525
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 14296063000
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 14296061518
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 14219084473
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 13471291159
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 0
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 13358248260
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 13196371966
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 12546777625
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 16000591985
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 15395758715
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 15007015291
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 14960278570
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 14548992145
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 14296062198
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 13526273682
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 13391011234
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 13328064890
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 13196364831
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 12096670491
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 0
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 21773998652
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 21993937545
1.5%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 21993936382
2.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 20894243760
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 20894243760
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 20234425536
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 16495455685
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 12809491120
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 10996977914
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%.