Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
26,354,162 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 26,353,891 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
26,353,891 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 26,354,162 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 316,249,944 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 316,246,689 KWD per year, or 26,353,891 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 275137451
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 257743704
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 254581205
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 243512133
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 185006217
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 182016921
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 177100600
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 172546168
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 167345687
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 167043863
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 166351808
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 163822892
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 163666180
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 161992241
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 159709039
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 158157721
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 154748348
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 153306334
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 151804521
52.0%
19
France
KWD 130624120
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 118215581
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 116447930
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 113852724
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 168571988
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 146969792
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 284622862
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 262488461
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 246677586
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 213786101
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 205562970
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 205563836
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 205566696
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 196340659
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 192915735
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 189757702
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 186590272
41.0%
11
China
KWD 173946189
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 170444173
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 167618369
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 164866402
47.9%
15
India
KWD 36457919
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 279907055
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 229281382
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 212286252
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 211098879
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 205563944
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 205562461
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 204457334
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 193705509
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 192912120
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 192085942
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 189757453
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 180413711
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 230071887
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 221375116
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 215784878
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 215113250
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 209199644
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 205563142
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 194493805
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 192549156
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 191644364
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 189750317
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 173940520
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 173938565
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 316245526
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 316246689
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 313084705
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 300437447
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 300437447
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 290949948
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 237187543
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 237187516
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 184187189
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 158132486
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%.