Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
27,768,000 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 27,767,729 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
27,767,729 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 27,768,000 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 333,216,000 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 333,212,745 KWD per year, or 27,767,729 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 289897920
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 271571040
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 268238880
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 256575996
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 194931360
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 191781649
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 186601591
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 181804545
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 176322937
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 176005333
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 175275953
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 172611309
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 172446114
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 170682527
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 168276897
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 166642348
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 163049595
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 161530630
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 159948227
52.0%
19
France
KWD 137631101
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 124557476
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 122694831
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 119960504
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 177614896
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 154853986
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 299892312
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 276570287
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 259911110
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 225255154
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 216590907
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 216591772
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 216594632
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 206873751
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 203265029
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 199937336
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 196600075
41.0%
11
China
KWD 183277520
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 179587661
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 176610379
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 173710585
47.9%
15
India
KWD 38410207
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 294923389
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 241581772
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 223674717
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 222423721
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 216591880
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 216590398
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 215425889
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 204097219
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 203261008
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 202390446
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 199937086
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 190092252
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 242414693
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 233251355
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 227361242
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 226653561
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 220422690
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 216591078
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 204927930
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 202878940
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 201925590
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 199929951
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 183271851
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 183269896
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 333211582
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 333212745
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 329881100
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 316555200
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 316555200
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 306558720
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 249912085
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 249912058
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 194068389
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 166615514
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%.