Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
16,807,760 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 16,807,489 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
16,807,489 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 16,807,760 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 201,693,120 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 201,689,865 KWD per year, or 16,807,489 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 175473014
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 164379893
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 162362962
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 155303378
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 117990475
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 116084313
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 112948778
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 110032510
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 106730235
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 106534948
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 106094919
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 104482457
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 104383023
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 103314403
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 101857843
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 100868507
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 98697344
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 97774914
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 96817245
52.0%
19
France
KWD 83312151
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 75394355
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 74268107
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 72612267
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 107513201
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 93734777
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 181521720
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 167406297
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 157323263
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 136345688
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 131101034
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 131101900
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 131104760
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 125219967
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 123036072
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 121023608
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 119002891
41.0%
11
China
KWD 110939936
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 108706252
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 106903253
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 105149433
47.9%
15
India
KWD 23275844
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 178514987
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 146227684
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 135389984
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 134632199
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 131102008
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 131100526
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 130396348
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 123539455
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 123035204
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 122508709
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 121023358
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 115063052
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 146731798
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 141185339
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 137619893
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 137191698
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 133420305
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 131101206
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 124041358
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 122801234
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 122224303
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 121016223
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 110934267
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 110932312
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 201688702
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 201689865
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 199673449
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 191608464
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 191608464
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 185557670
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 151269925
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 151269898
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 117468149
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 100854074
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%.