Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
18,574,076 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 18,573,805 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
18,573,805 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 18,574,076 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 222,888,912 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 222,885,657 KWD per year, or 18,573,805 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 193913353
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 181654463
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 179425574
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 171624138
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 130390014
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 128283446
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 124818422
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 121599053
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 117945564
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 117730566
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 117243905
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 115461877
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 115351845
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 114171227
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 112561718
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 111468402
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 109068140
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 108049574
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 106991225
52.0%
19
France
KWD 92066013
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 83317321
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 82072398
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 80242752
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 118810558
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 103584547
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 200597933
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 184998804
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 173855981
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 150674044
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 144878299
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 144879165
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 144882025
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 138379020
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 135965505
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 133741083
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 131508196
41.0%
11
China
KWD 122597622
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 120129266
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 118137022
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 116198521
47.9%
15
India
KWD 25714848
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 197274979
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 161594633
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 149617660
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 148780390
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 144879273
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 144877791
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 144099427
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 136521877
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 135964129
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 135382185
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 133740834
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 127154510
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 162151737
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 156022394
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 152082311
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 151609076
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 147441321
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 144878471
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 137076770
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 135706292
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 135068699
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 133733698
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 122591953
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 122589997
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 222884494
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 222885657
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 220657283
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 211744466
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 211744466
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 205057799
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 167166769
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 167166742
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 129812790
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 111451970
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%.