Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
9,301,880,597 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 9,301,880,326 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
9,301,880,326 KWD
Net pay
330 KWD
Tax the employer pays
271 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
601 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 330 KWD to pay you 9,301,880,597 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 111,622,567,164 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 111,622,563,909 KWD per year, or 9,301,880,326 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 97111633433
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 0
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 89856166567
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 85949376392
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 65299201791
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 64243811265
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 62508638243
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 60912403475
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 59062857318
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 58959040618
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 58713474666
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 57820495212
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 57764685341
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 57174868823
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 56369399235
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 55821810986
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 54615326553
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 54109043606
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 53578836786
52.0%
19
France
KWD 46100133131
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 41724405652
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 41099433930
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 40184126923
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 59494839066
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 51871460629
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 0
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 92646731754
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 87065605017
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 72554670029
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 72554672889
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 69299009792
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 68089769239
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 66973548034
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 65856204368
41.0%
11
China
KWD 61392420660
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 60156574057
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 59159966496
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 0
47.9%
15
India
KWD 12844496843
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 98795013606
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 80926361366
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 0
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 74508065623
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 72554670137
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 0
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 72163991417
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 68368824807
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 0
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 67795090768
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 0
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 63676771964
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 0
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 78135797170
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 0
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 0
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 73838328485
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 72554669335
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 68647878895
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 0
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 67641936924
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 0
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 61392414991
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 0
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 110506338753
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 111622563909
2.9%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 111622562746
4.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 106041438806
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 106041438806
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 102692761791
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 83716925458
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 65010099401
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 55811291096
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%.