Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,499,264 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,498,993 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
2,498,993 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 2,499,264 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 29,991,168 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 29,987,913 KWD per year, or 2,498,993 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 26092316
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 24442802
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 24142890
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 23092875
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 17544833
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 17262113
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 16795685
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 16334754
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 15877581
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 15841977
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 15779692
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 15540846
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 15527263
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 15365916
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 15148357
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 15001342
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 14686051
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 14542392
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 14400308
52.0%
19
France
KWD 12399245
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 11212337
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 11047448
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 10799564
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 15996060
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 13944193
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 26989964
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 24893677
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 23395741
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 20275170
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 19498491
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 19494763
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 19495631
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 18621676
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 18297882
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 18002437
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 17700456
41.0%
11
China
KWD 16503863
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 16171203
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 15901218
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 15643458
47.8%
15
India
KWD 3518068
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 26544851
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 21743769
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 20135049
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 20021146
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 19495739
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 19494257
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 19391036
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 18372009
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 18301130
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 18223812
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 18002187
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 17113098
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 21818628
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 20993973
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 20463358
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 20400031
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 19839464
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 19494937
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 18444658
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 18260501
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 18174981
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 17995052
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 16498194
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 16496238
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 29986750
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 29987913
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 29688517
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 28491610
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 28491610
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 27591875
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 22493461
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 22493434
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 17467215
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 15003098
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%.