Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
17,679,307 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 17,679,036 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
17,679,036 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 17,679,307 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 212,151,684 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 212,148,429 KWD per year, or 17,679,036 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 184571965
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 172903622
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 170782106
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 163356472
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 124108735
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 122103688
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 118805574
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 115739748
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 112264175
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 112059162
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 111596123
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 109899993
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 109795330
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 108671447
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 107139418
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 106098776
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 103814569
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 102844703
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 101837356
52.0%
19
France
KWD 87631538
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 79303756
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 78118950
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 76377350
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 113087615
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 98594914
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 190934428
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 176086905
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 165480943
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 143415678
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 137899100
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 137899967
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 137902827
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 131712992
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 129415796
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 127298746
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 125173339
41.0%
11
China
KWD 116692146
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 114342669
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 112446292
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 110601345
47.9%
15
India
KWD 24479313
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 187771663
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 153810143
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 142410295
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 141613290
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 137900075
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 137898592
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 137157809
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 129945325
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 129414678
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 128860823
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 127298497
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 121029297
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 154340403
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 148506334
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 144756032
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 144305614
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 140338645
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 137899273
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 130473375
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 129168931
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 128562068
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 127291361
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 116686477
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 116684522
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 212147266
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 212148429
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 210027427
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 201544100
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 201544100
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 195179549
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 159113848
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 159113821
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 123559321
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 106083356
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%.