Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
16,194,876 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 16,194,605 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
16,194,605 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 16,194,876 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 194,338,512 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 194,335,257 KWD per year, or 16,194,605 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 169074505
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 158385887
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 156442502
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 149640330
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 113688030
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 111851406
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 108830198
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 106019100
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 102838691
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 102650244
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 102226395
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 100672770
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 100577013
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 99547255
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 98143766
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 97190510
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 95098840
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 94209767
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 93287033
52.0%
19
France
KWD 80274698
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 72645210
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 71560140
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 69964608
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 103593195
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 90317062
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 174902573
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 161301972
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 151586669
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 131373973
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 126320538
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 126321405
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 126324265
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 120653981
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 118549761
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 116610843
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 114663746
41.0%
11
China
KWD 106894902
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 104742646
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 103005310
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 101315572
47.9%
15
India
KWD 22429548
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 172005563
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 140895593
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 130453204
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 129722998
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 126321513
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 126320031
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 125641593
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 119034757
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 118549070
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 118041814
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 116610594
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 110867506
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 141381321
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 136037114
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 132601660
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 132189094
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 128555232
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 126320711
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 119518274
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 118323381
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 117767499
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 116603458
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 106889233
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 106887277
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 194334094
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 194335257
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 192392387
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 184621586
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 184621586
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 178791431
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 145753969
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 145753942
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 113184752
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 97176770
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%.