Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
28,997,796 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 28,997,525 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
28,997,525 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 28,997,796 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 347,973,552 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 347,970,297 KWD per year, or 28,997,525 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 302736990
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 283598445
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 280118709
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 267939311
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 203564528
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 200275285
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 194865820
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 189857741
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 184131600
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 183800272
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 183038426
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 180255721
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 180083147
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 178241581
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 175729461
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 174022516
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 170270253
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 168684353
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 167031852
52.0%
19
France
KWD 143725970
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 130073834
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 128128562
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 125273222
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 185480671
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 161711879
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 313174109
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 288819056
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 271422000
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 235231259
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 226183316
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 226184181
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 226187041
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 216035731
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 212267136
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 208791867
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 205306883
41.0%
11
China
KWD 191394174
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 187540924
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 184431882
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 181403503
47.9%
15
India
KWD 40108361
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 307985018
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 252280997
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 233580724
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 232274387
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 226184289
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 226182807
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 224966647
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 213136219
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 212262761
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 211353592
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 208791618
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 198510919
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 253150812
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 243581642
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 237430688
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 236691648
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 230184811
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 226183487
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 214003824
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 211864075
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 210868490
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 208784482
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 191388505
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 191386549
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 347969134
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 347970297
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 344491077
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 330574874
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 330574874
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 320135668
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 260980249
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 260980222
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 202663335
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 173994290
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%.