Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
22,292,501 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 22,292,230 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
22,292,230 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 22,292,501 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 267,510,012 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 267,506,757 KWD per year, or 22,292,230 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 232733710
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 218020660
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 215345560
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 205982385
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 156493357
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 153964897
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 149806238
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 145948788
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 141555927
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 141299431
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 140714604
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 138575607
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 138443265
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 137026868
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 135095373
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 133783159
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 130900601
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 129679652
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 128409353
52.0%
19
France
KWD 110494528
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 99996643
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 98501887
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 96306348
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 142593604
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 124320150
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 236768267
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 193944931
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 179569573
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 178564974
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 173882988
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 173881506
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 172946968
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 163852301
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 163181930
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 162483257
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 160513494
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 152609285
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 194613587
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 187257164
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 182528403
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 181960348
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 176958179
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 173882186
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 164518747
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 162873849
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 162108550
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 160506358
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 147133558
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 147131602
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 267505594
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 267506757
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 264832172
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 254134511
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 254134511
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 246109211
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 200632594
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 200632567
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 155800565
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 133762520
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%.