Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
17,679,458 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 17,679,187 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
17,679,187 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 17,679,458 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 212,153,496 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 212,150,241 KWD per year, or 17,679,187 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 184573542
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 172905099
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 170783564
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 163357868
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 124109795
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 122104731
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 118806589
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 115740737
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 112265134
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 112060119
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 111597076
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 109900932
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 109796268
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 108672375
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 107140333
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 106099682
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 103815455
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 102845581
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 101838226
52.0%
19
France
KWD 87632287
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 79304433
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 78119617
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 76378002
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 113088581
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 98595756
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 190936059
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 176088409
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 165482356
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 143416903
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 137900278
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 137901144
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 137904004
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 131714117
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 129416902
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 127299834
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 125174408
41.0%
11
China
KWD 116693143
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 114343646
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 112447252
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 110602290
47.9%
15
India
KWD 24479521
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 187773267
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 153811457
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 142411512
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 141614500
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 137901252
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 137899770
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 137158981
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 129946435
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 129415783
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 128861923
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 127299584
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 121030331
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 154341721
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 148507603
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 144757269
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 144306846
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 140339843
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 137900451
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 130474490
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 129170034
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 128563166
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 127292448
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 116687474
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 116685518
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 212149078
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 212150241
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 210029221
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 201545821
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 201545821
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 195181216
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 159115207
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 159115180
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 123560376
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 106084262
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%.