Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
22,292,496 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 22,292,225 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
22,292,225 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 22,292,496 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 267,509,952 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 267,506,697 KWD per year, or 22,292,225 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 232733658
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 218020611
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 215345511
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 205982339
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 156493322
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 153964862
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 149806204
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 145948755
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 141555895
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 141299399
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 140714572
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 138575576
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 138443234
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 137026838
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 135095343
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 133783129
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 130900572
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 129679623
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 128409324
52.0%
19
France
KWD 110494503
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 99996621
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 98501865
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 96306326
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 142593572
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 124320122
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 240756869
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 222034268
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 208660392
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 180837866
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 173881975
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 173882841
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 173885701
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 166081248
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 163184340
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 160513707
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 157834164
41.0%
11
China
KWD 147139194
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 144176809
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 141786174
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 139458884
47.9%
15
India
KWD 30849399
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 236768214
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 193944887
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 179569533
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 178564934
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 173882949
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 173881467
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 172946929
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 163852264
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 163181894
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 162483220
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 160513458
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 152609251
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 194613543
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 187257122
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 182528363
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 181960307
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 176958139
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 173882147
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 164518710
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 162873812
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 162108514
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 160506322
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 147133525
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 147131569
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 267505534
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 267506697
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 264832113
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 254134454
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 254134454
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 246109156
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 200632549
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 200632522
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 155800530
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 133762490
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%.