Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
19,192,780 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 19,192,509 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
19,192,509 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 19,192,780 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 230,313,360 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 230,310,105 KWD per year, or 19,192,509 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 200372623
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 187705388
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 185402255
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 177340963
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 134733316
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 132556549
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 128976113
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 125650575
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 121874063
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 121652159
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 121149165
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 119307741
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 119193997
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 117974148
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 116311064
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 115181326
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 112700815
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 111648575
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 110554960
52.0%
19
France
KWD 95132310
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 86092572
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 84806079
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 82915553
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 122767789
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 107034717
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 203846217
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 166977358
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 154601320
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 153736209
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 149705164
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 149703682
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 148899333
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 141069352
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 140492864
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 139891498
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 138195502
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 131389897
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 167553023
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 161219507
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 157148198
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 156659186
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 152352594
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 149704362
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 141642806
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 140226667
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 139567825
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 138188367
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 126675399
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 126673444
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 230308942
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 230310105
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 228007487
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 218797692
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 218797692
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 211888291
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 172735105
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 172735078
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 134136863
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 115164194
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%.