Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
20,574,199 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 20,573,928 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
20,573,928 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 20,574,199 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 246,890,388 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 246,887,133 KWD per year, or 20,573,928 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 214794638
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 201215666
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 198746762
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 190105274
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 144430877
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 142097375
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 138259248
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 134696659
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 130645465
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 130408145
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 129868682
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 127894642
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 127772609
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 126465167
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 124682463
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 123471403
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 120811716
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 119684289
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 118511934
52.0%
19
France
KWD 101978623
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 92289049
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 90909741
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 88883283
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 131603345
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 114738129
53.5%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 179612810
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 172823427
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 168459119
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 167934880
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 163318298
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 160479430
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 151837678
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 150319591
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 149613305
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 148134584
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 135792765
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 135790809
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 246885970
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 246887133
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 244418744
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 234545869
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 234545869
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 227139157
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 185167876
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 185167849
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 143791490
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 123452708
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%.