Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
24,985,720 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 24,985,449 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
24,985,449 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 24,985,720 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 299,828,640 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 299,825,385 KWD per year, or 24,985,449 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 260850917
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 244360342
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 241362055
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 230867729
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 175399754
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 172565721
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 167904669
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 163585063
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 158656683
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 158370130
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 157714202
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 155316656
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 155168155
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 153580987
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 151416280
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 149945520
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 146713641
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 145346107
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 143922295
52.0%
19
France
KWD 123842121
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 112077314
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 110401605
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 107941054
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 159819433
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 139338746
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 269843688
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 248858779
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 233868969
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 202685299
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 194889123
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 194889988
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 194892848
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 186145766
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 182898739
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 179904920
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 176901866
41.0%
11
China
KWD 164914472
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 161594266
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 158915078
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 156306192
47.9%
15
India
KWD 34568317
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 265372871
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 217375936
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 201263452
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 200137658
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 194890096
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 194888614
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 193840961
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 183647461
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 182895519
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 182112299
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 179904670
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 171045932
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 218125389
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 209880203
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 204580211
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 203943479
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 198336951
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 194889294
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 184394703
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 182551045
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 181693251
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 179897535
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 164908803
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 164906848
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 299824222
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 299825385
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 296827614
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 284837208
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 284837208
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 275842349
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 224871565
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 224871538
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 174623257
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 149921834
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%.