Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
20,820,695 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 20,820,424 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
20,820,424 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 20,820,695 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 249,848,340 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 249,845,085 KWD per year, or 20,820,424 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 217368056
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 203626397
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 201127914
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 192382898
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 146161279
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 143799810
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 139915701
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 136310813
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 132210607
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 131970535
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 131424564
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 129426861
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 129303349
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 127980277
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 126176229
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 124950658
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 122259000
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 121118157
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 119931751
52.0%
19
France
KWD 103200257
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 93394728
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 91998859
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 89948146
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 133179933
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 116112701
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 224861418
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 207375130
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 194884335
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 168898617
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 162401927
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 162402793
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 162405653
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 155116331
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 152410756
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 149916740
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 147413989
41.0%
11
China
KWD 137425307
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 134658466
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 132425519
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 130252117
47.9%
15
India
KWD 28817074
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 221136257
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 181140219
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 167714176
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 166775808
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 162402901
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 162401419
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 161528697
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 153034527
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 152408734
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 151756264
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 149916490
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 142533920
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 181764720
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 174893993
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 170477403
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 169946879
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 165274983
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 162402099
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 153656819
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 152120540
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 151405789
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 149909355
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 137419638
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 137417683
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 249843922
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 249845085
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 247347117
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 237355923
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 237355923
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 229860473
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 187386340
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 187386313
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 145514230
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 124931684
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%.