Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
17,243,640 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 17,243,369 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
17,243,369 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 17,243,640 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 206,923,680 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 206,920,425 KWD per year, or 17,243,369 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 180023602
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 168642799
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 166573562
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 159330909
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 121050353
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 119094736
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 115877892
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 112886826
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 109497881
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 109297730
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 108846193
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 107191887
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 107089838
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 105993580
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 104499276
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 103484281
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 101256582
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 100310428
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 99327914
52.0%
19
France
KWD 85472373
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 77349533
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 76193999
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 74495269
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 110301089
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 96165440
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 186229224
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 171747662
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 161403100
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 139881547
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 134500898
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 134501764
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 134504624
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 128467273
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 126226714
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 124161944
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 122088869
41.0%
11
China
KWD 113816744
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 111525150
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 109675449
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 107876055
47.9%
15
India
KWD 23877725
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 183144456
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 150019840
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 138900998
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 138123597
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 134501872
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 134500390
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 133777905
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 126743173
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 126225720
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 125685542
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 124161694
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 118046904
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 150537030
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 144846731
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 141188834
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 140749525
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 136880320
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 134501070
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 127258153
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 125985861
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 125393960
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 124154559
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 113811075
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 113809120
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 206919262
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 206920425
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 204851703
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 196577496
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 196577496
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 190369786
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 155192845
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 155192818
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 120514479
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 103469354
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%.