Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
22,425,000 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 22,424,729 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
22,424,729 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 22,425,000 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 269,100,000 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 269,096,745 KWD per year, or 22,424,729 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 234117000
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 219316500
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 216625500
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 207206676
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 157423500
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 154880006
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 150696631
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 146816444
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 142397237
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 142139262
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 141550937
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 139399221
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 139266084
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 137841286
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 135898317
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 134578303
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 131678560
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 130450399
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 129172547
52.0%
19
France
KWD 111151193
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 100590979
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 99087320
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 96878744
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 143441068
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 125059024
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 242187912
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 223354007
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 209900630
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 181912739
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 174915506
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 174916372
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 174919232
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 167068403
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 164154269
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 161467736
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 158772276
41.0%
11
China
KWD 148013720
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 145033731
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 142628899
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 140287755
47.9%
15
India
KWD 31032366
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 238175535
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 195097672
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 180636852
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 179626291
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 174916480
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 174914998
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 173974895
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 164826169
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 164151785
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 163448952
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 161467486
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 153516318
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 195770303
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 188370155
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 183613292
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 183041858
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 178009956
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 174915678
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 165496590
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 163841913
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 163072064
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 161460351
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 148008051
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 148006096
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 269095582
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 269096745
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 266406260
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 255645000
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 255645000
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 247572000
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 201825085
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 201825058
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 156726590
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 134557514
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%.