Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
29,414,320 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 29,414,049 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
29,414,049 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 29,414,320 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 352,971,840 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 352,968,585 KWD per year, or 29,414,049 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 307085501
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 287672050
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 284142331
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 271787993
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 206488526
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 203152024
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 197664861
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 192585307
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 186776344
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 186440368
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 185667525
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 182844834
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 182669761
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 180801784
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 178253596
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 176522131
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 172715843
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 171107273
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 169431031
52.0%
19
France
KWD 145790263
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 131942189
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 129968932
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 127072606
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 188144758
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 164034604
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 317672568
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 292967635
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 275320665
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 238610102
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 229432203
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 229433068
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 229435928
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 219138835
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 215316091
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 211790840
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 208255823
41.0%
11
China
KWD 194143232
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 190234643
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 187080974
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 184009045
47.9%
15
India
KWD 40683515
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 312408907
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 255904756
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 236935825
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 235610744
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 229433176
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 229431694
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 228198040
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 216197671
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 215311597
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 214389353
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 211790590
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 201362267
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 256787067
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 247080443
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 240841145
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 240091484
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 233491178
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 229432374
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 217077771
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 214907283
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 213897392
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 211783455
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 194137563
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 194135608
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 352967422
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 352968585
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 349439382
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 335323248
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 335323248
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 324734093
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 264728965
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 264728938
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 205574388
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 176493434
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%.