Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
27,359,930 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 27,359,659 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
27,359,659 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 27,359,930 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 328,319,160 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 328,315,905 KWD per year, or 27,359,659 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 285637669
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 267580115
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 264296924
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 252805429
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 192066709
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 188963298
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 183859361
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 179132340
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 173731872
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 173418823
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 172700216
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 170074745
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 169911999
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 168174287
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 165803993
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 164193466
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 160653642
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 159156887
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 157597744
52.0%
19
France
KWD 135608706
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 122727042
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 120891815
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 118197641
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 175004880
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 152578405
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 295485156
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 272505910
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 256091574
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 221944891
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 213407961
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 213408826
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 213411686
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 203833630
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 200277957
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 196999232
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 193710988
41.0%
11
China
KWD 180584258
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 176948615
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 174015054
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 171157926
47.9%
15
India
KWD 37846726
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 290589289
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 238031563
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 220387714
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 219155080
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 213408934
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 213407452
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 212260082
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 201097904
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 200274053
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 199416301
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 196998982
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 187298776
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 238852242
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 229823567
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 224020005
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 223322731
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 217183430
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 213408132
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 201916373
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 199897499
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 198958164
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 196991847
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 180578589
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 180576634
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 328314742
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 328315905
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 325033229
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 311903202
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 311903202
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 302053627
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 246239455
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 246239428
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 191216421
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 164167094
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%.