Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
25,643,520 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 25,643,249 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
25,643,249 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 25,643,520 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 307,722,240 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 307,718,985 KWD per year, or 25,643,249 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 267718349
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 250793626
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 247716403
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 236945801
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 180017510
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 177108843
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 172325085
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 167892600
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 162833423
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 162539529
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 161866236
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 159405541
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 159253093
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 157624215
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 155402548
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 153893064
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 150575866
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 149172530
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 147711223
52.0%
19
France
KWD 127102178
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 115027934
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 113308029
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 110782750
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 164026722
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 143006934
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 276947928
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 255410467
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 240025977
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 208021373
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 200019963
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 200020828
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 200023688
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 191046376
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 187713835
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 184641080
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 181559012
41.0%
11
China
KWD 169255952
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 165848351
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 163098686
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 160421022
47.9%
15
India
KWD 35476635
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 272359346
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 223098796
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 206562031
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 205406636
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 200020936
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 200019454
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 198944174
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 188482291
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 187710425
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 186906555
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 184640830
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 175548954
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 223867983
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 215405723
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 209966212
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 209312706
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 203558568
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 200020134
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 189249267
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 187357064
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 186476678
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 184633695
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 169250283
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 169248328
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 307717822
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 307718985
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 304642278
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 292336128
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 292336128
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 283104461
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 230791765
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 230791738
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 179220569
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 153868634
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%.