Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
20,459,920 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 20,459,649 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
20,459,649 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 20,459,920 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 245,519,040 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 245,515,785 KWD per year, or 20,459,649 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 213601565
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 200098018
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 197642827
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 189049337
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 143628638
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 141308103
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 137491293
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 133948314
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 129919844
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 129683799
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 129147352
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 127184283
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 127062937
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 125762741
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 123989932
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 122785600
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 120140736
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 119019528
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 117853687
52.0%
19
France
KWD 101412256
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 91776440
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 90404811
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 88389598
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 130872416
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 114100858
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 220965048
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 203781811
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 191507481
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 165972010
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 159587882
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 159588748
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 159591608
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 152428558
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 149769883
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 147319160
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 144859746
41.0%
11
China
KWD 135044192
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 132325283
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 130130990
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 127995310
47.9%
15
India
KWD 28318901
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 217304476
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 178001476
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 164808133
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 163886000
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 159588856
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 159587374
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 158729805
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 150382831
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 149767965
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 149126820
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 147318910
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 140064206
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 178615155
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 171863483
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 167523413
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 167002089
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 162411151
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 159588054
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 150994299
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 149484645
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 148782285
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 147311775
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 135038523
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 135036568
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 245514622
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 245515785
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 243061110
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 233243088
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 233243088
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 225877517
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 184139365
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 184139338
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 142992803
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 122767034
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%.