Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
18,275,213 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 18,274,942 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
18,274,942 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 18,275,213 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 219,302,556 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 219,299,301 KWD per year, or 18,274,942 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 190793224
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 178731583
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 176538558
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 168862644
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 128291995
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 126219336
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 122810062
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 119641979
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 116047916
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 115836252
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 115357482
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 113604145
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 113495906
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 112334238
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 110750608
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 109674886
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 107313387
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 106311088
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 105269774
52.0%
19
France
KWD 90584848
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 81976745
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 80751901
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 78951664
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 116899030
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 101917953
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 197370213
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 182022129
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 171058623
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 148249667
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 142547167
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 142548033
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 142550893
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 136152491
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 133777828
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 131589270
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 129392282
41.0%
11
China
KWD 120625126
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 118196477
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 116236254
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 114329001
47.9%
15
India
KWD 25302165
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 194100764
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 158994525
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 147210318
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 146386497
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 142548141
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 142546659
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 141780848
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 134325234
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 133776538
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 133203976
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 131589020
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 125108619
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 159542663
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 153511945
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 149635251
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 149169637
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 145068947
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 142547340
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 134871161
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 133522739
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 132895410
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 131581884
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 120619457
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 120617501
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 219298138
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 219299301
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 217106791
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 208337428
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 208337428
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 201758352
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 164477002
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 164476975
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 127724060
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 109658792
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%.