Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
28,567,830 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 28,567,559 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
28,567,559 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 28,567,830 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 342,813,960 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 342,810,705 KWD per year, or 28,567,559 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 298248145
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 279393377
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 275965238
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 263966425
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 200546167
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 197305707
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 191976449
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 187042152
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 181401505
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 181074976
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 180324480
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 177583052
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 177413058
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 175598755
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 173123867
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 171442233
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 167745739
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 166183241
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 164555248
52.0%
19
France
KWD 141595058
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 128145184
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 126228800
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 123415769
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 182730608
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 159314196
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 308530476
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 284536594
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 267397518
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 231743375
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 222829581
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 222830446
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 222833306
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 212832485
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 209119785
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 205696112
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 202262775
41.0%
11
China
KWD 188556398
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 184760274
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 181697298
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 178713875
47.9%
15
India
KWD 39514646
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 303418361
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 248540293
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 230117348
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 228830359
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 222830554
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 222829072
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 221630971
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 209975969
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 209115533
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 208219863
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 205695862
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 195567552
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 249397209
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 239969927
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 233910170
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 233182094
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 226771740
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 222829752
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 210830675
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 208722657
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 207741839
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 205688727
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 188550729
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 188548774
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 342809542
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 342810705
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 339383081
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 325673262
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 325673262
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 315388843
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 257110555
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 257110528
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 199658337
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 171414494
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%.