Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
24,929,720 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 24,929,449 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
24,929,449 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 24,929,720 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 299,156,640 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 299,153,385 KWD per year, or 24,929,449 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 260266277
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 243812662
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 240821095
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 230350289
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 175006634
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 172178955
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 167528349
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 163218352
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 158301107
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 158015179
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 157360730
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 154968560
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 154820395
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 153236778
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 151076920
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 149609457
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 146384841
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 145020355
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 143599735
52.0%
19
France
KWD 123564585
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 111826121
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 110154175
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 107699134
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 159461257
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 139026465
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 269238888
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 248301019
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 233344809
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 202231027
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 194452323
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 194453188
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 194456048
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 185728566
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 182488819
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 179501720
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 176505393
41.0%
11
China
KWD 164544872
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 161232106
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 158558918
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 155955887
47.9%
15
India
KWD 34490990
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 264778096
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 216888736
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 200812372
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 199689098
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 194453296
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 194451814
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 193406513
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 183235861
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 182485615
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 181704153
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 179501470
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 170662579
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 217636509
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 209409803
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 204121689
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 203486385
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 197892423
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 194452494
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 183981423
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 182141898
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 181286027
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 179494335
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 164539203
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 164537248
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 299152222
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 299153385
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 296162334
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 284198808
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 284198808
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 275224109
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 224367565
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 224367538
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 174231877
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 149585834
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%.