Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
20,011,940 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 20,011,669 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
20,011,669 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 20,011,940 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 240,143,280 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 240,140,025 KWD per year, or 20,011,669 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 208924654
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 195716773
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 193315340
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 184910001
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 140483819
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 138214111
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 134480868
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 131014762
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 127075368
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 126844323
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 126319703
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 124399640
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 124280981
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 123009190
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 121275174
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 120097213
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 117510454
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 116413629
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 115273322
52.0%
19
France
KWD 99192067
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 89766986
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 88425456
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 86454325
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 128007136
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 111602721
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 216126864
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 199319930
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 187314388
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 162337996
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 156093638
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 156094504
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 156097364
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 149091107
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 146490670
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 144093704
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 141688101
41.0%
11
China
KWD 132087524
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 129428134
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 127281837
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 125192997
47.9%
15
India
KWD 27700311
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 212546493
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 174104050
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 161199654
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 160297680
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 156094612
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 156093130
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 155254376
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 147090178
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 146488880
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 145861798
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 144093454
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 136997523
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 174704289
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 168100451
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 163855398
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 163345497
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 158855086
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 156093810
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 147688207
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 146211614
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 145524639
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 144086319
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 132081855
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 132079900
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 240138862
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 240140025
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 237739107
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 228136116
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 228136116
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 220931818
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 180107545
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 180107518
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 139861906
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 120079154
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%.