Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
26,999,999 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 26,999,728 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
26,999,728 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 26,999,999 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 323,999,988 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 323,996,733 KWD per year, or 26,999,728 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 281879990
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 264059990
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 260819990
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 249479666
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 189539993
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 186477420
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 181440624
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 176775367
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 171446468
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 171137436
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 170428331
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 167837414
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 167676827
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 165961938
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 163622811
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 162033473
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 158540333
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 157063168
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 155524542
52.0%
19
France
KWD 133824888
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 121112540
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 119301496
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 116642739
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 172702761
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 150571268
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 291597902
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 268920998
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 252722620
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 219025130
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 210600499
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 210601364
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 210604224
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 201152144
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 197643262
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 194407729
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 191162720
41.0%
11
China
KWD 178208714
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 174620891
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 171725893
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 168906399
47.9%
15
India
KWD 37349718
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 286766472
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 234900164
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 217488469
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 216272033
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 210601472
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 210599990
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 209467738
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 198452411
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 197639461
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 196793008
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 194407479
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 184834840
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 235710044
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 226800147
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 221072926
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 220384830
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 214326298
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 210600670
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 199260082
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 197267771
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 196340798
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 194400344
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 178203045
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 178201089
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 323995570
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 323996733
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 320757248
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 307799989
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 307799989
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 298079989
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 243000076
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 243000049
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 188700892
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 162007508
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%.