Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
271,514,880 KWD
Pension
- 110 KWD
Social Security
** - 18.75 KWD
Unemployment
- 6.88 KWD
Total tax
- 136 KWD
Net pay
* 271,514,744 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
271,514,744 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 271,514,880 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 6,516,357,120 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 6,516,353,865 KWD per year, or 543,029,489 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 5.0% 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 5669230694
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 5310831053
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 5245667482
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 5017594658
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 3812068915
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 3750457605
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 3649160618
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 3555944654
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 3448008397
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 3441940473
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 3427608183
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 3375478409
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 3372221643
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 3337786339
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 3290763163
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 3258795893
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 3188371508
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 3158808288
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 3127855965
52.0%
19
France
KWD 2691268383
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 2435809443
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 2399327392
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 2345891307
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 3473229113
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 3028184397
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 5864719320
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 5408577417
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 5082761183
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 4235633500
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 4235636360
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 4045573708
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 3974981112
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 3909822008
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 3844591504
41.0%
11
China
KWD 3584005136
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 3511857703
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 3453675173
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 3396900934
47.9%
15
India
KWD 749905422
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 5767504114
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 4724359084
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 4374108194
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 4349670419
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 4235633608
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 4235632126
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 4212826624
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 3991271155
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 3974828851
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 3957783036
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 3909821758
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 3717357851
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 4740649858
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 4561450139
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 4446273006
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 4432426151
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 4310570541
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 4235632806
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 4007559718
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 3967484410
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 3948834911
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 3909814623
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 3583999467
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 3583997512
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 6451190809
1.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
KWD 6190539264
5.0%
2
Qatar
KWD 6190539264
5.0%
3
Kuwait
KWD 6516353865
5.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 6516352702
6.8%
5
Oman
KWD 5995048550
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 4887267925
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 3795191609
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 3258186074
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%.