Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
14,576,276 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 14,576,005 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
14,576,005 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 14,576,276 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 174,915,312 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 174,912,057 KWD per year, or 14,576,005 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 152176321
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 142555979
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 140806826
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 134684466
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 102325458
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 100672480
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 97953206
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 95419860
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 92561294
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 92390910
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 92009792
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 90611552
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 90525507
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 89598381
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 88335050
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 87477079
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 85595348
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 84794371
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 83963897
52.0%
19
France
KWD 72252917
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 65384837
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 64408518
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 62972256
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 93240629
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 81291023
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 157421693
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 145180716
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 136436573
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 118243890
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 113695458
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 113696325
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 113699185
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 108595412
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 106701609
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 104956923
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 103204252
41.0%
11
China
KWD 96212142
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 94274933
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 92711014
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 91190513
47.9%
15
India
KWD 20194516
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 154814458
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 126813773
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 117415381
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 116758012
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 113696433
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 113694951
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 113084495
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 107138047
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 106701383
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 106244940
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 104956674
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 99787250
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 127250943
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 122440874
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 119348725
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 118977433
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 115706785
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 113695631
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 107573006
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 106497566
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 105997273
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 104949538
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 96206473
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 96204517
45.0%
12
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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%.