Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
17,612,316 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 17,612,045 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
17,612,045 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 17,612,316 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 211,347,792 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 211,344,537 KWD per year, or 17,612,045 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 183872579
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 172248450
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 170134973
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 162737476
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 123638458
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 121641012
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 118355395
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 115301064
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 111838812
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 111634546
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 111173276
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 109483577
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 109379316
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 108259681
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 106733452
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 105696754
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 103421236
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 102455016
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 101451488
52.0%
19
France
KWD 87299531
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 79003262
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 77822957
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 76087949
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 112659141
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 98221342
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 190210925
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 175419675
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 164853907
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 142872247
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 137376570
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 137377437
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 137380297
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 131213909
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 128925422
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 126816411
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 124699051
41.0%
11
China
KWD 116250006
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 113909429
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 112020229
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 110182287
47.9%
15
India
KWD 24386809
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 187060153
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 153227321
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 141870683
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 141076692
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 137377545
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 137376063
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 136638093
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 129452941
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 128924323
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 128372571
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 126816162
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 120570705
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 153755572
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 147943610
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 144207517
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 143758806
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 139806870
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 137376743
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 129978982
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 128679481
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 128074919
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 126809026
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 116244337
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 116242381
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 211343374
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 211344537
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 209231574
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 200780402
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 200780402
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 194439969
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 158510929
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 158510902
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 123091126
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 105681410
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%.