Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
15,414,014 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 15,413,743 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
15,413,743 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 15,414,014 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 184,968,168 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 184,964,913 KWD per year, or 15,413,743 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 160922306
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 150749057
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 148899375
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 142425165
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 108206378
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 106458351
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 103582805
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 100905703
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 97880561
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 97700829
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 97297594
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 95818932
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 95727860
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 94747615
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 93411742
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 92504454
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 90514066
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 89667493
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 88789268
52.0%
19
France
KWD 76404746
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 69142585
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 68109980
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 66591284
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 98598801
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 85962625
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 166469264
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 153524587
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 144277801
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 125039621
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 120229815
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 120230681
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 120233541
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 114836560
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 112833852
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 110988637
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 109135337
41.0%
11
China
KWD 101741213
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 99692702
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 98039028
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 96430935
47.9%
15
India
KWD 21351301
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 163712049
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 134102094
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 124163360
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 123468293
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 120230789
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 120229307
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 119583666
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 113295421
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 112833384
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 112350642
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 110988387
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 105522052
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 134564395
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 129477873
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 126208040
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 125815386
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 122356749
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 120229987
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 113755513
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 112618247
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 112089183
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 110981252
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 101735544
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 101733588
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 184963750
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 184964913
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 183115747
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 175719760
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 175719760
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 170170715
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 138726211
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 138726184
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 107727369
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 92491598
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%.