Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
16,204,248 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 16,203,977 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
16,203,977 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 16,204,248 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 194,450,976 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 194,447,721 KWD per year, or 16,203,977 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 169172349
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 158477545
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 156533036
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 149726927
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 113753821
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 111916134
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 108893178
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 106080472
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 102898199
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 102709648
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 102285551
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 100731026
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 100635214
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 99604861
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 98200560
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 97246753
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 95153867
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 94264284
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 93341016
52.0%
19
France
KWD 80321146
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 72687249
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 71601550
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 70005095
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 103653138
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 90369324
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 175003791
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 161395318
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 151674391
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 131449999
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 126393640
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 126394506
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 126397366
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 120723803
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 118618364
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 116678322
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 114730099
41.0%
11
China
KWD 106956757
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 104803256
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 103064916
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 101374198
47.9%
15
India
KWD 22442489
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 172105103
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 140977130
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 130528695
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 129798068
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 126394614
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 126393132
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 125714301
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 119103641
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 118617670
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 118110121
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 116678072
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 110931663
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 141463138
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 136115839
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 132678397
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 132265592
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 128629627
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 126393813
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 119587440
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 118391855
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 117835651
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 116670936
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 106951088
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 106949132
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 194446558
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 194447721
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 192503726
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 184728427
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 184728427
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 178894898
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 145838317
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 145838290
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 113250252
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 97233002
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%.