Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
19,209,690 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 19,209,419 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
19,209,419 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 19,209,690 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 230,516,280 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 230,513,025 KWD per year, or 19,209,419 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 200549164
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 187870768
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 185565605
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 177497211
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 134852024
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 132673339
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 129089748
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 125761308
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 121981434
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 121759341
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 121255901
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 119412854
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 119299008
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 118078087
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 116413539
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 115282805
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 112800101
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 111746940
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 110652362
52.0%
19
France
KWD 95216116
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 86168423
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 84880794
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 82988605
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 122875945
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 107129015
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 207462564
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 191329520
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 179805328
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 155830144
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 149836088
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 149836954
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 149839814
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 143114345
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 140618200
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 138317504
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 136008267
41.0%
11
China
KWD 126792674
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 124239870
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 122179527
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 120174568
47.9%
15
India
KWD 26592530
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 204025818
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 167124475
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 154737530
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 153871658
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 149837062
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 149835580
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 149030520
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 141193640
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 140616641
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 140014744
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 138317254
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 131505656
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 167700647
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 161361551
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 157286655
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 156797212
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 152486825
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 149836260
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 141767602
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 140350215
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 139690792
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 138310119
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 126787005
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 126785050
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 230511862
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 230513025
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 228208377
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 218990466
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 218990466
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 212074978
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 172887295
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 172887268
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 134255045
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 115265654
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%.