Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
16,167,440 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 16,167,169 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
16,167,169 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 16,167,440 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 194,009,280 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 194,006,025 KWD per year, or 16,167,169 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 168788074
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 158117563
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 156177470
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 149386821
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 113495429
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 111661918
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 108645828
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 105839438
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 102664485
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 102476344
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 102053219
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 100502228
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 100406636
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 99378617
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 97977504
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 97025863
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 94937752
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 94050172
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 93129002
52.0%
19
France
KWD 80138725
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 72522143
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 71438917
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 69846085
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 103417714
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 90164066
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 174606264
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 161028710
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 151329868
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 131151413
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 126106538
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 126107404
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 126110264
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 120449583
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 118348930
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 116413304
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 114469502
41.0%
11
China
KWD 106713824
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 104565213
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 102830817
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 101143948
47.9%
15
India
KWD 22391663
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 171714166
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 140656900
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 130232207
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 129503235
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 126107512
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 126106030
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 125428745
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 118833103
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 118348246
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 117841852
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 116413054
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 110679690
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 141141804
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 135806651
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 132377016
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 131965150
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 128337445
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 126106710
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 119315797
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 118122928
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 117567989
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 116405919
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 106708155
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 106706200
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 194004862
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 194006025
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 192066447
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 184308816
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 184308816
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 178488538
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 145507045
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 145507018
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 112993004
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 97012154
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%.