Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
18,739,041 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 18,738,770 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
18,738,770 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 18,739,041 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 224,868,492 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 224,865,237 KWD per year, or 18,738,770 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 195635588
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 183267821
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 181019136
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 173148415
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 131548068
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 129422783
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 125926987
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 122679310
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 118993020
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 118776180
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 118285164
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 116487299
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 116376278
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 115185200
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 113561406
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 112458379
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 110036720
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 109009175
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 107941424
52.0%
19
France
KWD 92883580
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 84057286
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 82801279
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 80955401
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 119865674
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 104504465
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 202379555
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 186641856
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 175400053
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 152012240
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 146165026
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 146165892
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 146168752
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 139608010
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 137173049
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 134928831
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 132676129
41.0%
11
China
KWD 123686391
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 121196117
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 119186200
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 117230450
47.9%
15
India
KWD 25942638
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 199027068
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 163029829
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 150946453
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 150101760
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 146166000
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 146164518
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 145379226
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 137734370
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 137171626
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 136584503
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 134928582
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 128283791
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 163591881
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 157408100
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 153433028
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 152955586
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 148750813
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 146165198
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 138294212
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 136911559
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 136268301
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 134921446
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 123680722
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 123678766
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 224864074
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 224865237
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 222617067
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 213625067
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 213625067
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 206879013
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 168651454
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 168651427
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 130965717
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 112441760
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%.