Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
29,257,057 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 29,256,786 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
29,256,786 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 29,257,057 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 351,084,684 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 351,081,429 KWD per year, or 29,256,786 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 305443675
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 286134017
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 282623171
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 270334882
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 205384540
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 202065881
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 196608054
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 191555486
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 185777793
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 185443572
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 184674881
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 181867287
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 181693157
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 179835153
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 177300583
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 175578375
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 171792485
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 170192474
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 168525196
52.0%
19
France
KWD 145010867
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 131236772
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 129274081
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 126393230
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 187138904
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 163157635
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 315974128
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 291401295
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 273848683
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 237334385
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 228205552
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 228206417
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 228209277
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 217967226
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 214164926
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 210658546
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 207142420
41.0%
11
China
KWD 193105296
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 189217602
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 186080782
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 183025295
47.9%
15
India
KWD 40466359
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 310738621
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 254536568
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 235669072
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 234351068
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 228206525
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 228205042
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 226977994
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 215041788
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 214160477
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 213243169
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 210658297
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 200285711
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 255414161
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 245759434
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 239553492
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 238807840
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 232242824
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 228205723
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 215917170
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 213758288
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 212753798
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 210651161
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 193099627
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 193097672
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 351080266
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 351081429
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 347571097
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 333530450
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 333530450
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 322997909
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 263313598
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 263313571
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 204475290
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 175549856
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%.