Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
16,341,166 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 16,340,895 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
16,340,895 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 16,341,166 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 196,093,992 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 196,090,737 KWD per year, or 16,340,895 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 170601773
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 159816603
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 157855664
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 150992050
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 114714985
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 112861763
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 109813267
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 106977065
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 103767568
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 103577489
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 103149777
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 101582108
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 101485474
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 100446440
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 99030283
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 98068415
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 95957771
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 95060736
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 94129664
52.0%
19
France
KWD 80999711
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 73301407
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 72206508
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 70596581
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 104528865
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 91132840
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 176482505
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 162759021
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 152955943
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 132560678
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 127461600
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 127462467
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 127465327
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 121743842
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 119620604
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 117664131
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 115699462
41.0%
11
China
KWD 107860416
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 105688724
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 103935715
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 102230681
47.9%
15
India
KWD 22631551
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 173559305
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 142168316
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 131631570
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 130894781
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 127462575
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 127461093
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 126776511
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 120109989
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 119619870
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 119108023
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 117663882
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 111868946
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 142658432
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 137265950
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 133799468
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 133383171
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 129716482
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 127461773
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 120597895
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 119392205
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 118831299
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 117656746
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 107854747
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 107852791
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 196089574
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 196090737
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 194130312
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 186289292
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 186289292
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 180406473
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 147070579
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 147070552
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 114207161
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 98054510
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%.