Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
27,006,074 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 27,005,803 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
27,005,803 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 27,006,074 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 324,072,888 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 324,069,633 KWD per year, or 27,005,803 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 281943413
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 264119404
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 260878675
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 249535799
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 189582639
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 186519377
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 181481448
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 176815149
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 171485042
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 171175942
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 170466677
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 167875177
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 167714553
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 165999278
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 163659626
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 162069930
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 158576002
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 157098506
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 155559534
52.0%
19
France
KWD 133854995
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 121139790
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 119328338
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 116668983
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 172741617
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 150605145
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 291663512
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 268981505
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 252779482
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 219074411
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 210647884
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 210648749
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 210651609
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 201197403
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 197687731
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 194451469
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 191205730
41.0%
11
China
KWD 178248809
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 174660179
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 171764530
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 168944400
47.9%
15
India
KWD 37358107
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 286830994
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 234953016
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 217537404
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 216320694
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 210648857
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 210647375
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 209514868
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 198497062
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 197683929
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 196837285
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 194451219
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 184876427
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 235763079
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 226851177
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 221122668
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 220434417
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 214374521
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 210648055
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 199304916
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 197312156
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 196384974
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 194444084
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 178243140
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 178241184
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 324068470
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 324069633
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 320829419
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 307869244
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 307869244
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 298147057
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 243054751
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 243054724
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 188743349
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 162043958
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%.