Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
21,147,360 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 21,147,089 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
21,147,089 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 21,147,360 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 253,768,320 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 253,765,065 KWD per year, or 21,147,089 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 220778438
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 206821181
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 204283498
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 195401282
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 148454467
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 146055934
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 142110890
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 138449946
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 134284786
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 134041069
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 133486474
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 131457410
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 131331939
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 129988154
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 128155819
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 126911017
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 124176989
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 123018367
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 121813341
52.0%
19
France
KWD 104819209
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 94860013
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 93442196
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 91359339
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 135269282
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 117934331
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 228389400
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 210628713
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 197941919
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 171548523
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 164949914
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 164950780
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 164953640
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 157549985
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 154801944
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 152268728
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 149726738
41.0%
11
China
KWD 139581296
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 136771054
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 134503109
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 132295552
47.9%
15
India
KWD 29268147
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 224605757
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 183982204
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 170345462
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 169392395
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 164950888
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 164949406
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 164062964
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 155435515
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 154799828
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 154137103
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 152268478
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 144770131
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 184616506
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 177637979
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 173152103
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 172613249
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 167868050
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 164950086
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 156067606
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 154507220
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 153781250
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 152261343
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 139575627
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 139573672
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 253763902
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 253765065
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 251227897
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 241079904
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 241079904
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 233466854
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 190326325
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 190326298
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 147797266
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 126891674
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%.