Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
17,700,792 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 17,700,521 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
17,700,521 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 17,700,792 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 212,409,504 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 212,406,249 KWD per year, or 17,700,521 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 184796268
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 173113746
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 170989651
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 163554994
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 124259560
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 122252075
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 118949953
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 115880440
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 112400595
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 112195342
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 111731737
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 110033544
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 109928752
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 108803507
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 107269617
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 106227710
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 103940716
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 102969681
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 101961109
52.0%
19
France
KWD 87738018
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 79400129
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 78213880
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 76470165
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 113225033
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 98714724
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 191166466
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 176300896
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 165682043
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 143589964
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 138066683
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 138067550
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 138070410
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 131873055
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 129573066
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 127453438
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 125325450
41.0%
11
China
KWD 116833947
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 114481616
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 112582936
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 110735743
47.9%
15
India
KWD 24508980
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 187999854
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 153997063
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 142583357
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 141785385
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 138067658
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 138066175
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 137324490
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 130103240
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 129571942
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 129017412
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 127453189
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 121176374
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 154527967
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 148686808
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 144931949
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 144480983
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 140509193
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 138066856
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 130631935
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 129325904
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 128718303
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 127446053
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 116828278
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 116826323
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 212405086
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 212406249
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 210282669
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 201789029
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 201789029
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 195416744
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 159307213
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 159307186
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 123709478
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 106212266
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%.