Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
29,414,006 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 29,413,735 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
29,413,735 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 29,414,006 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 352,968,072 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 352,964,817 KWD per year, or 29,413,735 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 307082223
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 287668979
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 284139298
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 271785091
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 206486322
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 203149856
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 197662751
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 192583251
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 186774350
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 186438378
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 185665543
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 182842882
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 182667811
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 180799854
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 178251694
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 176520247
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 172714000
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 171105447
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 169429222
52.0%
19
France
KWD 145788706
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 131940781
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 129967544
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 127071250
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 188142750
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 164032853
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 317669177
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 292964507
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 275317726
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 238607555
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 229429754
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 229430619
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 229433479
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 219136496
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 215313793
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 211788579
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 208253600
41.0%
11
China
KWD 194141160
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 190232613
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 187078977
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 184007081
47.9%
15
India
KWD 40683081
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 312405572
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 255902024
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 236933296
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 235608229
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 229430727
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 229429245
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 228195604
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 216195363
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 215309298
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 214387064
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 211788330
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 201360118
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 256784326
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 247077806
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 240838574
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 240088921
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 233488686
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 229429925
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 217075454
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 214904989
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 213895109
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 211781194
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 194135491
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 194133535
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 352963654
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 352964817
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 349435652
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 335319668
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 335319668
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 324730626
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 264726139
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 264726112
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 205572194
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 176491550
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%.