Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
26,829,096 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 26,828,825 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
26,828,825 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 26,829,096 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 321,949,152 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 321,945,897 KWD per year, or 26,828,825 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 280095762
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 262388559
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 259169067
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 247900523
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 188340254
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 185297071
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 180292156
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 175656226
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 170361309
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 170054184
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 169349591
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 166775081
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 166615520
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 164911467
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 162587139
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 161007862
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 157536889
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 156069025
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 154540140
52.0%
19
France
KWD 132977893
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 120345939
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 118546378
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 115904438
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 171609666
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 149618236
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 289752149
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 267218804
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 251122968
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 217638765
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 209267456
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 209268321
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 209271181
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 199878917
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 196392252
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 193177227
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 189952747
41.0%
11
China
KWD 177080754
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 173515637
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 170638950
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 167837325
47.9%
15
India
KWD 37113728
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 284951316
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 233413307
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 216111846
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 214903100
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 209268429
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 209266947
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 208141872
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 197196274
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 196388501
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 195547413
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 193176978
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 183664909
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 234218061
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 225364562
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 219673590
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 218989851
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 212969670
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 209267627
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 197998818
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 196019119
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 195098016
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 193169842
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 177075085
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 177073129
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 321944734
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 321945897
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 318726921
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 305851694
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 305851694
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 296193220
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 241461949
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 241461922
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 187506464
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 160982090
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%.