Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
20,159,364 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 20,159,093 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
20,159,093 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 20,159,364 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 241,912,368 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 241,909,113 KWD per year, or 20,159,093 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 210463760
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 197158580
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 194739456
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 186272199
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 141518735
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 139232301
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 135471557
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 131980153
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 128011446
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 127778755
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 127250243
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 125316027
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 125196484
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 123915346
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 122168563
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 120981924
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 118376043
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 117271194
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 116122484
52.0%
19
France
KWD 99922701
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 90428270
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 89076834
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 87091196
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 128950060
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 112424823
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 217719044
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 200788273
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 188694277
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 163533900
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 157243545
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 157244411
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 157247271
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 150189416
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 147569814
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 145155157
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 142731845
41.0%
11
China
KWD 133060523
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 130381545
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 128219454
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 126115199
47.9%
15
India
KWD 27903880
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 214112279
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 175386639
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 162387154
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 161478547
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 157244519
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 157243037
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 156398091
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 148173744
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 147567981
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 146936272
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 145154907
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 138006726
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 175991301
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 169338813
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 165062491
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 164548831
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 160025337
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 157243717
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 148776196
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 147288723
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 146596685
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 145147772
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 133054854
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 133052898
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 241907950
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 241909113
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 239490505
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 229816750
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 229816750
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 222559379
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 181434361
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 181434334
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 140892241
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 120963698
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%.