Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
18,000,000 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 17,999,729 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
17,999,729 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 18,000,000 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 216,000,000 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 215,996,745 KWD per year, or 17,999,729 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 187920000
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 176040000
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 173880000
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 166319676
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 126360000
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 124318567
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 120960631
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 117839774
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 114300434
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 114091842
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 113620337
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 111893421
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 111786834
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 110642616
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 109082817
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 108023296
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 105697494
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 104710174
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 103684547
52.0%
19
France
KWD 89220893
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 80742252
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 79535900
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 77762744
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 115138768
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 100383242
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 194397912
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 179281007
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 168482630
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 146017139
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 140400506
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 140401372
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 140404232
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 134102154
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 131763269
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 129607736
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 127443807
41.0%
11
China
KWD 118808720
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 116416636
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 114485899
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 112607422
47.9%
15
India
KWD 24922139
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 191177734
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 156600172
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 144993477
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 144182041
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 140401480
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 140399998
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 139645745
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 132302419
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 131762058
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 131198136
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 129607486
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 123224626
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 157140053
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 151200155
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 147381835
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 146923238
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 142884306
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 140400678
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 132840090
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 131511978
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 130894101
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 129600351
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 118803051
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 118801096
45.0%
12
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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%.