Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
29,635,212 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 29,634,941 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
29,634,941 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 29,635,212 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 355,622,544 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 355,619,289 KWD per year, or 29,634,941 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 309391613
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 289832373
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 286276148
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 273829035
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 208039188
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 204677624
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 199149256
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 194031796
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 188178911
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 187840470
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 187061796
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 184217898
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 184041500
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 182159517
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 179592202
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 177847733
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 174012795
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 172392202
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 170703369
52.0%
19
France
KWD 146885003
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 132933020
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 130944921
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 128026860
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 189557584
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 165266396
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 320058202
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 295167719
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 277388214
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 240401978
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 231155161
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 231156026
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 231158886
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 220784480
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 216933021
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 213381262
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 209819712
41.0%
11
China
KWD 195601119
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 191663183
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 188485847
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 185390822
47.9%
15
India
KWD 40988532
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 314754995
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 257826517
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 238715110
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 237380089
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 231156134
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 231154651
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 229911720
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 217821227
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 216928462
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 215999284
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 213381013
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 202874401
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 258715454
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 248935936
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 242649787
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 241894493
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 235244619
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 231155332
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 218707954
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 216521164
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 215503687
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 213373877
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 195595450
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 195593495
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 355618126
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 355619289
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 352063579
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 337841417
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 337841417
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 327172740
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 266716993
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 266716966
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 207118185
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 177818786
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%.