Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
16,809,000 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 16,808,729 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
16,808,729 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 16,809,000 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 201,708,000 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 201,704,745 KWD per year, or 16,808,729 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 175485960
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 164392020
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 162374940
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 155314836
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 117999180
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 116092878
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 112957111
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 110040630
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 106738109
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 106542808
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 106102745
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 104490165
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 104390724
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 103322025
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 101865357
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 100875949
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 98704625
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 97782127
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 96824387
52.0%
19
France
KWD 83318297
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 75399917
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 74273586
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 72617624
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 107521132
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 93741692
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 181535112
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 167418647
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 157334870
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 136355747
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 131110706
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 131111572
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 131114432
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 125229205
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 123045149
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 121032536
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 119011670
41.0%
11
China
KWD 110948120
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 108714272
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 106911139
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 105157190
47.9%
15
India
KWD 23277556
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 178528157
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 146238472
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 135399972
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 134642131
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 131111680
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 131110198
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 130405967
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 123548569
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 123044281
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 122517747
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 121032286
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 115071541
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 146742623
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 141195755
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 137630046
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 137201820
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 133430148
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 131110878
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 124050510
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 122810294
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 122233320
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 121025151
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 110942451
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 110940496
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 201703582
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 201704745
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 199688180
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 191622600
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 191622600
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 185571360
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 151281085
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 151281058
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 117476815
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 100861514
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%.