Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
22,979,844 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 22,979,573 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
22,979,573 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 22,979,844 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 275,758,128 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 275,754,873 KWD per year, or 22,979,573 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 239909571
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 224742874
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 221985293
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 212333434
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 161318505
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 158712058
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 154425183
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 150449784
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 145920253
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 145656085
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 145053113
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 142848131
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 142711665
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 141251685
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 139260672
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 137907995
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 134936286
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 133677926
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 132368449
52.0%
19
France
KWD 113901000
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 103079781
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 101538843
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 99275670
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 146989850
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 128153083
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 248180228
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 228880254
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 215093969
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 186413633
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 179243289
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 179244155
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 179247015
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 171201991
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 168215727
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 165462613
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 162700505
41.0%
11
China
KWD 151675691
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 148621985
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 146157707
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 143758550
47.9%
15
India
KWD 31798518
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 244068518
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 199924815
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 185106121
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 184070592
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 179244263
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 179242781
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 178279375
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 168904272
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 168213083
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 167492832
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 165462363
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 157314547
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 200614091
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 193030845
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 188156299
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 187570717
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 182414308
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 179243461
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 169591338
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 167895714
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 167106809
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 165455228
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 151670022
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 151668066
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 275753710
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 275754873
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 272997807
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 261970222
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 261970222
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 253697478
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 206818681
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 206818654
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 160604350
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 137886578
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%.