Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
29,209,440 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 29,209,169 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
29,209,169 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 29,209,440 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 350,513,280 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 350,510,025 KWD per year, or 29,209,169 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 304946554
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 285668323
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 282163190
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 269894901
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 205050269
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 201737012
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 196288068
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 191243671
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 185475446
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 185141757
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 184374323
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 181571300
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 181397456
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 179542470
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 177012024
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 175292619
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 171512905
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 169915486
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 168250922
52.0%
19
France
KWD 144774877
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 131023182
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 129063690
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 126187525
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 186834346
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 162892101
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 315459864
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 290927030
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 273402988
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 236948116
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 227834139
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 227835004
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 227837864
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 217612479
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 213816370
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 210315704
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 206805297
41.0%
11
China
KWD 192791024
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 188909656
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 185777937
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 182727430
47.9%
15
India
KWD 40400608
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 310232883
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 254122300
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 235285517
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 233969655
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 227835112
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 227833630
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 226608581
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 214691803
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 213811934
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 212896122
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 210315454
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 199959745
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 254998464
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 245359451
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 239163608
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 238419171
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 231864841
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 227834310
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 215565757
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 213410388
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 212407534
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 210308319
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 192785355
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 192783400
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 350508862
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 350510025
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 347005407
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 332987616
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 332987616
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 322472218
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 262885045
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 262885018
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 204142498
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 175264154
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%.