Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
17,715,360 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 17,715,089 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
17,715,089 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 17,715,360 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 212,584,320 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 212,581,065 KWD per year, or 17,715,089 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 184948358
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 173256221
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 171130378
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 163689602
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 124361827
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 122352689
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 119047850
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 115975837
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 112493096
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 112287680
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 111823690
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 110124098
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 110019219
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 108893050
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 107357899
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 106315134
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 104026251
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 103054423
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 102045021
52.0%
19
France
KWD 87810217
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 79465475
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 78278247
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 76533099
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 113318210
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 98795962
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 191323800
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 176445993
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 165818399
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 143708140
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 138180314
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 138181180
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 138184040
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 131981587
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 129679704
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 127558328
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 125428590
41.0%
11
China
KWD 116930096
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 114575829
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 112675589
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 110826873
47.9%
15
India
KWD 24529096
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 188154581
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 154123804
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 142700702
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 141902075
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 138181288
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 138179806
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 137437508
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 130210315
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 129678575
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 129123588
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 127558078
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 121276101
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 154655146
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 148809179
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 145051231
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 144599893
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 140624834
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 138180486
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 130739446
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 129432341
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 128824240
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 127550943
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 116924427
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 116922472
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 212579902
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 212581065
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 210455737
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 201955104
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 201955104
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 195577574
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 159438325
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 159438298
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 123811293
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 106299674
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%.