Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
28,713,324 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 28,713,053 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
28,713,053 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 28,713,324 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 344,559,888 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 344,556,633 KWD per year, or 28,713,053 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 299767103
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 280816309
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 277370710
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 265310789
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 201567534
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 198310567
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 192954168
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 187994905
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 182325328
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 181997175
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 181242839
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 178487443
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 178316576
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 176493048
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 174005561
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 172315362
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 168599996
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 167029579
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 165393294
52.0%
19
France
KWD 142316126
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 128797810
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 126871651
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 124044303
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 183661188
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 160125536
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 310101812
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 285985715
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 268759342
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 232923623
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 223964434
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 223965299
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 223968159
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 213916415
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 210184801
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 206743669
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 203292855
41.0%
11
China
KWD 189516659
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 185701204
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 182622640
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 179624005
47.9%
15
India
KWD 39715550
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 304963648
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 249806091
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 231289302
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 229995766
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 223965407
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 223963925
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 222759713
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 211045350
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 210180507
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 209280269
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 206743419
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 196563543
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 250667372
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 241192077
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 235101460
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 234369674
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 227926672
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 223964605
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 211904421
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 209785666
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 208799850
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 206736284
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 189510990
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 189509034
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 344555470
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 344556633
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 341111549
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 327331894
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 327331894
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 316995097
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 258420001
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 258419974
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 200675183
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 172287458
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%.