Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,431,090,896 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
* 2,431,087,641 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
2,431,087,641 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 2,431,090,896 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 2,431,090,896 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,431,087,641 KWD per year, or 202,590,637 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.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 2115049080
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1981339080
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1957028171
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1871939666
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1422188174
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1399203056
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 1361411533
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1326614876
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1286371480
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1284102853
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1278758149
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 1259310505
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 1258096372
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 1245247614
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1227703720
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 1215777597
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 1189509572
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 1178475486
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 1166928177
52.0%
19
France
KWD 1004053433
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 908741014
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 895132368
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 875195466
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1295782215
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1129744841
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2187979719
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2017806451
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1896253528
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1643418569
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1580210454
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1580213314
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1509304363
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1482968716
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1458662274
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1434325285
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1337108713
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1310191917
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1288484074
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1267305246
47.9%
15
India
KWD 279813067
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2151712600
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1762541072
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1631873241
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1622755214
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1580210562
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1580209080
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1571702010
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1489045592
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1482914398
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1476555742
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1458662024
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1386856454
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1768618680
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1701763783
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1658793730
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1653628066
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1608166934
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1580209761
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1495120991
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1480170070
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1473212603
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1458654888
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1337103044
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1337101088
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2431086478
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 2431087641
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2406777247
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2309536351
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2309536351
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2236603624
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1823318257
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1415891708
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1215552962
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%.