Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
22,625,612 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 22,625,341 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
22,625,341 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 22,625,612 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 271,507,344 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 271,504,089 KWD per year, or 22,625,341 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 236211389
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 221278485
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 218563412
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 209060331
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 158831796
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 156265541
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 152044744
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 148130132
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 143671035
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 143410821
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 142817200
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 140646225
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 140511884
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 139074366
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 137114026
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 135782202
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 132856438
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 131617359
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 130328073
52.0%
19
France
KWD 112145426
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 101490842
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 99973704
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 97745388
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 144724182
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 126177727
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 244354522
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 225352103
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 211778358
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 183540103
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 176480280
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 176481146
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 176484006
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 168562962
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 165622749
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 162912142
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 160192585
41.0%
11
China
KWD 149337759
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 146331117
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 143904791
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 141542672
47.9%
15
India
KWD 31309380
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 240306230
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 196842997
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 182252782
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 181233193
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 176481254
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 176479771
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 175531243
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 166300667
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 165620207
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 164911076
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 162911893
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 154889623
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 197521646
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 190055296
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 185255883
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 184679334
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 179602414
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 176480452
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 166977106
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 165307624
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 164530885
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 162904757
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 149332090
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 149330135
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 271502926
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 271504089
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 268789531
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 257931977
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 257931977
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 249786756
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 203630593
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 203630566
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 158128651
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 135761186
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%.