Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
339,547,520 KWD
Pension
- 110 KWD
Social Security
** - 18.75 KWD
Unemployment
- 6.88 KWD
Total tax
- 136 KWD
Net pay
* 339,547,384 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
339,547,384 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 339,547,520 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 8,149,140,480 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 8,149,137,225 KWD per year, or 679,094,769 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 4.0% 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 7089752218
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 6641549491
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 6560058086
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 6274837845
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 4767247181
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 4690197904
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 4563519300
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 4446954534
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 4311963057
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 4304376644
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 4286452230
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 4221260189
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 4217187032
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 4174124100
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 4115318760
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 4075341522
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 3987268894
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 3950300021
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 3911591978
52.0%
19
France
KWD 3365607911
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 3046142231
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 3000518225
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 2933693317
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 4343502644
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 3786945355
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 7334224344
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 6763787606
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 6356332204
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 5296942684
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 5296945544
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 5059260002
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 4970978962
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 4889492024
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 4807917359
41.0%
11
China
KWD 4482035984
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 4391810945
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 4319050353
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 4248049479
47.9%
15
India
KWD 937790111
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 7212649643
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 5908127020
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 5470114025
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 5439553311
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 5296942792
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 5296941310
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 5268421066
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 4991350963
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 4970787555
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 4949470338
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 4889491774
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 4648803610
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 5928499752
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 5704398491
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 5560361913
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 5543045393
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 5390656733
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 5296941990
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 5011721485
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 4961604559
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 4938282034
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 4889484639
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 4482030315
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 4482028360
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 8067646335
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 8149137225
4.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 7741683456
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 7741683456
5.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 8149136062
5.4%
5
Oman
KWD 7497209242
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 6111855445
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 4746140966
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 4074577754
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%.