Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
14,930,020 KWD
Pension
- 1.27 KWD
Social Security
** - 0.22 KWD
Unemployment
- 0.08 KWD
Total tax
- 1.56 KWD
Net pay
* 14,930,018 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
14,930,018 KWD
Net pay
1.90 KWD
Tax the employer pays
1.56 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
3.47 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1.90 KWD to pay you 14,930,020 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 31,054,441,600 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 31,054,438,345 KWD per year, or 2,587,869,862 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 1.1% 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 27017364192
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 25309369904
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 24998825488
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 23911919708
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 18166848336
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 17873229437
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 17390487927
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 16946377355
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 16431845038
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 16402956695
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 16334640619
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 16086206169
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 16070680362
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 15906585819
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 15682495825
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 15530151737
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 15194502896
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 15053644739
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 14906136515
52.0%
19
France
KWD 12825497274
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 11608120884
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 11434250097
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 11179601720
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 16552028141
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 14431130407
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 27948995352
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 25775187535
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 24222467078
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 20185388412
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 20185391272
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 19279633870
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 18943212645
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 18632672696
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 18321815967
41.0%
11
China
KWD 17079951600
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 16736127084
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 16458859947
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 16188282456
47.9%
15
India
KWD 3573507433
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 27485696464
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 22514470332
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 20845297401
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 20728841809
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 20185388520
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 20185387038
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 20076698240
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 19020847899
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 0
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 18861234026
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 18632672446
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 17715476214
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 22592106317
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 21738109275
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 21189221499
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 0
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 20542513424
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 20185387718
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 19098481674
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 18907497146
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 18818619649
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 18632665311
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 17079945931
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 0
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 30743894444
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 31054438345
1.1%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 31054437182
1.4%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 29501719520
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 29501719520
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 28570086272
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 23290831285
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 18086417391
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 15527228314
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%.