Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
23,668,849 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 23,668,578 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
23,668,578 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 23,668,849 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 284,026,188 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 284,022,933 KWD per year, or 23,668,578 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 247102784
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 231481343
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 228641081
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 218699840
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 166155320
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 163470699
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 159055296
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 154961665
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 150295131
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 150023275
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 149402112
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 147130986
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 146990386
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 145486718
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 143436042
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 142042804
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 138981729
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 137685868
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 136337118
52.0%
19
France
KWD 117315708
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 106170373
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 104583143
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 102252171
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 151396726
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 131995283
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 255621482
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 235742744
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 221543056
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 192002842
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 184617529
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 184618394
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 184621254
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 176335078
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 173259244
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 170423449
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 167578578
41.0%
11
China
KWD 156223124
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 153077877
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 150539779
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 148068581
47.9%
15
India
KWD 32749926
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 251386421
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 205919159
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 190656056
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 189589522
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 184618502
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 184617020
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 183624676
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 173968459
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 173256402
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 172514521
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 170423199
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 162031186
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 206629105
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 198818487
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 193797803
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 193194651
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 187883629
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 184617700
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 174676195
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 172929723
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 172117155
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 170416064
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 156217455
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 156215499
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 284021770
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 284022933
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 281183186
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 269824879
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 269824879
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 261304093
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 213019726
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 213019699
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 165419751
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 142020608
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%.