Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
21,233,334 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 21,233,063 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
21,233,063 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 21,233,334 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 254,800,008 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 254,796,753 KWD per year, or 21,233,063 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 221676007
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 207662007
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 205114006
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 196195682
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 149058005
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 146649717
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 142688636
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 139012938
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 134830683
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 134586006
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 134029142
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 131991825
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 131865838
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 130516601
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 128676821
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 127426959
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 124681779
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 123518478
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 122308551
52.0%
19
France
KWD 105245296
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 95245657
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 93822063
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 91730747
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 135819172
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 118413761
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 229317920
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 211485014
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 198746636
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 172245944
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 165620511
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 165621377
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 165624237
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 158190492
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 155431274
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 152887741
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 150335424
41.0%
11
China
KWD 140148725
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 137327060
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 135049903
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 132833357
47.9%
15
India
KWD 29386864
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 225518884
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 184730178
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 171037983
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 170081046
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 165621485
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 165620003
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 164729951
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 156067423
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 155429133
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 154763709
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 152887491
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 145358673
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 185367059
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 178360161
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 173856050
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 173315004
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 168550511
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 165620683
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 156702094
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 155135363
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 154406440
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 152880356
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 140143056
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 140141100
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 254795590
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 254796753
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 252249268
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 242060008
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 242060008
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 234416007
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 191100091
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 191100064
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 148398131
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 127407518
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%.