Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
20,640,360 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 20,640,089 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
20,640,089 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 20,640,360 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 247,684,320 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 247,681,065 KWD per year, or 20,640,089 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 215485358
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 201862721
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 199385878
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 190716602
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 144895327
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 142554319
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 138703850
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 135129907
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 131065559
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 130827500
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 130286290
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 128305898
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 128183469
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 126871832
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 125083399
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 123868444
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 121200176
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 120069148
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 118893021
52.0%
19
France
KWD 102306517
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 92585820
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 91202067
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 89169099
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 132026510
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 115107072
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 222913800
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 205578993
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 193196399
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 167435739
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 160995314
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 160996180
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 160999040
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 153772836
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 151090704
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 148618328
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 146137239
41.0%
11
China
KWD 136235096
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 133492214
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 131278589
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 129124042
47.9%
15
India
KWD 28568060
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 219220924
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 179571304
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 166261577
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 165331325
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 160996288
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 160994806
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 160129658
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 151709065
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 151088734
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 150441924
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 148618078
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 141299422
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 180190396
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 173379179
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 169000838
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 168474913
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 163843484
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 160995486
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 152325946
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 150802976
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 150094419
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 148610943
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 136229427
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 136227472
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 247679902
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 247681065
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 245204737
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 235300104
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 235300104
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 227869574
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 185763325
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 185763298
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 144253884
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 123849674
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%.