Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
16,598,379 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 16,598,108 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
16,598,108 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 16,598,379 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 199,180,548 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 199,177,293 KWD per year, or 16,598,108 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 173287077
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 162332147
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 160340341
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 153368698
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 116520621
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 114638215
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 111541738
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 108661399
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 105400758
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 105207808
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 104773306
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 103180944
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 103082767
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 102027424
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 100588994
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 99611985
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 97467979
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 96556944
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 95611210
52.0%
19
France
KWD 82274459
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 74455158
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 73342978
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 71707741
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 106174000
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 92567175
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 179260406
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 165320862
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 155363457
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 134647190
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 129467862
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 129468728
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 129471588
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 123660078
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 121503403
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 119516065
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 117520499
41.0%
11
China
KWD 109558022
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 107352156
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 105571589
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 103839662
47.9%
15
India
KWD 22986722
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 176291157
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 144406070
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 133703420
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 132955057
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 129468836
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 129467354
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 128771970
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 122000504
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 121502596
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 120982673
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 119515815
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 113629718
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 144903902
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 139426539
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 135905502
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 135482647
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 131758238
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 129468034
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 122496127
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 121271455
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 120701715
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 119508680
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 109552353
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 109550397
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 199176130
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 199177293
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 197186003
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 189221521
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 189221521
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 183246104
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 149385496
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 149385469
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 116004802
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 99597788
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%.