Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
87,976,287,360 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
* 87,976,284,105 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
87,976,284,105 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 87,976,287,360 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 87,976,287,360 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 87,976,284,105 KWD per year, or 7,331,357,009 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 3.7% 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 76539370003
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 71700674198
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 70820911325
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 67741740943
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 51466128106
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 50634313155
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 49266721553
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 48008628586
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 46550901285
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 46469075626
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 46275531489
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 45571722273
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 45527735542
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 45062865966
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 44428027934
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 43996441565
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 43045542351
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 42646509471
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 42228622480
52.0%
19
France
KWD 36334219572
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 32885449907
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 32392873706
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 31671466193
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 46891371931
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 40882939819
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 0
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 73020319516
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 68621506770
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 57184588156
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 57184591016
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 54618611677
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 53665538559
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 52785780152
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 51905135747
41.0%
11
China
KWD 48386966768
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 47412923498
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 46627438200
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 0
47.9%
15
India
KWD 10123514964
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 77866140631
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 63782808508
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 59054086368
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 58724173854
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 57184588264
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 0
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 56876671524
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 53885478427
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 0
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 53433286267
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 0
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 50187396955
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 0
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 61583401307
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 0
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 0
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 58196314395
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 57184587462
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 54105416816
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 0
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 53312575118
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 0
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 48386961099
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 0
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 87096521747
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 87976284105
3.7%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 83577472992
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 83577472992
5.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 87976282942
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 80938184371
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 65982215605
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 51238269580
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 43988151194
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%.