Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
29,477,154 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 29,476,883 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
29,476,883 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 29,477,154 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 353,725,848 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 353,722,593 KWD per year, or 29,476,883 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 307741488
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 288286566
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 284749308
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 272368579
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 206929621
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 203585990
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 198087106
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 192996769
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 187175312
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 186838635
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 186064133
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 183235410
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 183059960
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 181187999
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 178634370
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 176899206
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 173084768
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 171472779
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 169792954
52.0%
19
France
KWD 146101668
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 132224037
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 130246557
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 127344049
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 188546645
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 164384994
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 318351176
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 293593461
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 275908791
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 239119811
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 229922308
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 229923173
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 229926033
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 219606948
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 215776036
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 212243245
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 208700680
41.0%
11
China
KWD 194557937
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 190641000
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 187480598
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 184402100
47.9%
15
India
KWD 40770279
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 313076266
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 256451412
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 237441953
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 236114045
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 229923281
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 229921799
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 228685506
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 216659500
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 215771523
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 214847307
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 212242995
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 201792402
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 257335608
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 247608249
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 241355624
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 240604360
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 233989954
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 229922479
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 217541486
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 215366361
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 214354312
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 212235860
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 194552268
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 194550312
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 353721430
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 353722593
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 350185850
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 336039556
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 336039556
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 325427780
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 265294471
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 265294444
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 206013530
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 176870438
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%.