Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
26,370,340 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 26,370,069 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
26,370,069 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 26,370,340 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 316,444,080 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 316,440,825 KWD per year, or 26,370,069 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 275306350
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 257901925
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 254737484
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 243661617
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 185119787
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 182128655
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 177209316
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 172652108
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 167448411
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 167146405
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 166453924
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 163923454
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 163766645
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 162091681
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 159807078
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 158254807
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 154843336
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 153400441
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 151897706
52.0%
19
France
KWD 130704298
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 118288149
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 116519410
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 113922613
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 168675462
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 147060008
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 284797584
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 262649594
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 246829012
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 213917337
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 205689159
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 205690024
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 205692884
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 196461185
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 193034158
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 189874184
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 186704810
41.0%
11
China
KWD 174052964
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 170548798
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 167721261
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 164967603
47.9%
15
India
KWD 36480259
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 280078881
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 229422130
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 212416566
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 211228464
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 205690132
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 205688650
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 204582843
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 193824418
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 193030539
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 192203852
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 189873934
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 180524459
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 230213121
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 221511011
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 215917341
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 215245301
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 209328065
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 205689330
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 194613199
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 192667356
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 191762008
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 189866799
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 174047295
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 174045340
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 316439662
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 316440825
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 313276899
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 300621876
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 300621876
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 291128554
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 237333145
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 237333118
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 184300255
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 158229554
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%.