Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
19,521,250 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 19,520,979 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
19,520,979 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 19,521,250 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 234,255,000 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 234,251,745 KWD per year, or 19,520,979 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 203801850
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 190917825
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 188575275
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 180376026
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 137039175
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 134825141
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 131183431
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 127801528
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 123959703
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 123734133
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 123222467
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 121349511
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 121233796
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 119993119
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 118301592
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 117152518
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 114629403
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 113559285
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 112446947
52.0%
19
France
KWD 96760208
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 87565953
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 86257391
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 84334544
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 124868683
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 108866413
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 210827412
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 194432657
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 182721530
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 158357519
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 152266256
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 152267122
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 152269982
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 145435466
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 142898819
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 140560736
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 138214075
41.0%
11
China
KWD 128848970
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 126254773
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 124161049
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 122123514
47.9%
15
India
KWD 27022746
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 207334888
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 169835047
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 157247146
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 156367254
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 152267230
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 152265748
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 151447603
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 143483606
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 142897170
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 142285493
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 140560486
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 133638465
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 170420566
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 163978655
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 159837677
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 159340289
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 154959988
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 152266428
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 144066915
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 142626535
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 141956412
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 140553351
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 128843301
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 128841346
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 234250582
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 234251745
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 231909710
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 222542250
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 222542250
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 215514600
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 175691335
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 175691308
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 136432513
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 117135014
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%.