Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
194,816,160 KWD
Pension
- 110 KWD
Social Security
** - 18.75 KWD
Unemployment
- 6.88 KWD
Total tax
- 136 KWD
Net pay
* 194,816,024 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
194,816,024 KWD
Net pay
165 KWD
Tax the employer pays
136 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
301 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 165 KWD to pay you 194,816,160 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 4,675,587,840 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 4,675,584,585 KWD per year, or 389,632,049 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 7.0% 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 4067761421
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 3810604090
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 3763848211
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 3600202313
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 2735218886
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 2691012050
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 2618329821
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 2551436858
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 2474002148
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 2469646139
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 2459363541
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 2421959922
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 2419623541
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 2394914861
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 2361174676
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 2338237694
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 2287709606
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 2266495379
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 2244286711
52.0%
19
France
KWD 1931030671
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 1747731727
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1721556143
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 1683214366
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 2492099086
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 2172771549
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 4208026968
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 3880738915
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 3646961145
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 3039133468
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 3039136328
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 2902762826
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 2852111851
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 2805360440
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 2758556037
41.0%
11
China
KWD 2571582032
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 2519814952
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 2478067454
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 2437332057
47.9%
15
India
KWD 538087753
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 4138274199
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 3389801356
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 3138491815
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 3120956924
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 3039133576
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 3039132094
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 3022769284
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 2863799971
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 2852003722
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 2839773406
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 2805360190
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2667263404
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 3401490207
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 3272911643
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 3190270107
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 3180334887
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 3092901662
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 3039132774
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 2875486611
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 2846732034
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 2833350817
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 2805353055
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2571576363
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 2571574408
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 4628829222
1.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
KWD 4441808448
5.0%
2
Qatar
KWD 4441808448
5.0%
3
Kuwait
KWD 4675584585
7.0%
4
Oman
KWD 4301540813
8.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
KWD 4675583422
9.5%
6
Egypt
KWD 3506690965
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2723109173
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2337801434
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%.