Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
28,296,312 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 28,296,041 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
28,296,041 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 28,296,312 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 339,555,744 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 339,552,489 KWD per year, or 28,296,041 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 295413497
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 276737931
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 273342374
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 261457599
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 198640110
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 195430457
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 190151848
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 185264144
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 179677485
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 179353986
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 178610659
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 175895296
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 175726931
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 173929845
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 171478468
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 169812818
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 166151541
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 164603821
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 162991305
52.0%
19
France
KWD 140249415
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 126927266
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 125029125
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 122242812
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 180993979
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 157800090
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 305598082
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 281832275
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 264856110
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 229540821
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 220711740
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 220712606
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 220715466
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 210809676
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 207132273
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 203741182
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 200340461
41.0%
11
China
KWD 186764379
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 183004329
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 179970443
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 177015410
47.9%
15
India
KWD 39139722
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 300534576
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 246178087
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 227930271
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 226655500
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 220712714
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 220711231
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 219524534
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 207980312
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 207128100
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 206240952
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 203740933
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 193708854
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 247026857
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 237689176
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 231687008
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 230965855
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 224616431
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 220711912
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 208826872
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 206738893
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 205767399
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 203733797
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 186758710
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 186756755
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 339551326
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 339552489
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 336157447
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 322577957
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 322577957
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 312391284
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 254666893
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 254666866
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 197760720
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 169785386
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%.