Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
14,570,357 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 14,570,086 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
14,570,086 KWD
Net pay
330 KWD
Tax the employer pays
271 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
601 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 330 KWD to pay you 14,570,357 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 174,844,284 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 174,841,029 KWD per year, or 14,570,086 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 152114527
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 142498091
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 140749649
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 134629774
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 102283906
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 100631600
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 97913430
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 95381100
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 92523710
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 92353393
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 91972431
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 90574760
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 90488750
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 89562000
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 88299181
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 87441558
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 85560595
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 84759940
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 83929804
52.0%
19
France
KWD 72223582
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 65358287
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 64382366
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 62946686
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 93202771
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 81258016
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 157357768
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 145121763
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 136381171
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 118195875
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 113649290
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 113650157
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 113653017
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 108551315
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 106658282
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 104914306
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 103162346
41.0%
11
China
KWD 96173076
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 94236654
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 92673370
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 91153487
47.9%
15
India
KWD 20186343
88.5%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 127199270
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 122391154
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 119300261
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 118929120
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 115659800
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 113649463
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 107529324
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 106454320
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 105954231
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 104906921
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 96167407
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 96165452
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 174839866
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 174841029
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 173093101
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 166102070
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 166102070
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 160856741
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 131133298
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 131133271
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 101831118
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 87429656
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%.