Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,411,985,888 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
* 2,411,982,633 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
2,411,982,633 KWD
Net pay
3,960 KWD
Tax the employer pays
3,255 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
7,215 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 3,960 KWD to pay you 2,411,985,888 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 2,411,985,888 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,411,982,633 KWD per year, or 200,998,553 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.0% 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 2098427723
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1965768499
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1941648640
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1857228809
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1411011744
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1388207265
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 1350712728
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1316189273
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1276262447
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1274011588
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1268708915
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 1249414111
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 1248209531
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 1235461724
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1218055691
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 1206223292
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 1180161767
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 1169214333
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 1157757774
52.0%
19
France
KWD 996163064
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 901599581
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 888097904
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 868317663
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1285599246
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1120866668
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2170785212
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2001949295
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1881351622
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1630503584
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1567792199
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1567795059
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1497443338
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1471314661
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1447199269
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1423053521
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1326600959
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1299895687
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1278358420
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1257346056
47.9%
15
India
KWD 277614650
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2134803120
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1748689941
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1619049005
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1610002621
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1567792307
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1567790825
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1559350622
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1477343775
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1471260801
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1464952125
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1447199019
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1375957716
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1754719787
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1688390277
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1645757906
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1640632839
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1595528971
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1567791505
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1483371411
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1468537986
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1461635197
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1447191884
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1326595290
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1326593334
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2411981470
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 2411982633
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2387863289
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2291386594
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2291386594
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2219027017
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1808989501
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1404764760
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1206000458
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%.