Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
23,257,152 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 23,256,881 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
23,256,881 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 23,257,152 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 279,085,824 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 279,082,569 KWD per year, or 23,256,881 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 242804667
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 227454947
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 224664088
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 214895760
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 163265207
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 160627297
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 156288693
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 152265708
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 147681037
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 147413774
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 146803481
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 144571877
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 144433747
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 142956184
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 140941158
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 139572156
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 136564480
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 135291027
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 133965743
52.0%
19
France
KWD 115275338
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 104323670
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 102764101
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 100473640
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 148763512
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 129699477
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 251175154
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 231642241
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 217689572
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 188663156
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 181406292
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 181407158
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 181410018
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 173267935
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 170245622
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 167459230
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 164663812
41.0%
11
China
KWD 153505923
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 150415375
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 147921386
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 145493234
47.9%
15
India
KWD 32181437
88.5%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 203034990
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 195360232
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 190426869
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 189834216
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 184615578
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 181406464
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 171637871
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 169921782
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 169123353
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 167451845
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 153500254
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 153498299
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 279081406
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 279082569
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 276292226
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 265131533
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 265131533
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 256758958
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 209314453
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 209314426
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 162542434
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 139550426
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%.