Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
29,916,640 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 29,916,369 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
29,916,369 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 29,916,640 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 358,999,680 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 358,996,425 KWD per year, or 29,916,369 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 312329722
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 292584739
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 288994742
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 276429429
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 210014813
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 206621317
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 201040452
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 195874699
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 189965855
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 189624273
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 188838169
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 185967255
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 185789168
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 183889340
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 181297656
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 179536619
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 175665179
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 174029269
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 172324394
52.0%
19
France
KWD 148279761
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 134195390
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 132188382
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 129242629
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 191357597
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 166835765
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 323097624
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 297970742
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 280022380
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 242684922
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 233350299
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 233351164
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 233354024
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 222881119
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 218993074
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 215407544
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 211812188
41.0%
11
China
KWD 197458544
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 193483217
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 190275729
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 187151279
47.9%
15
India
KWD 41377139
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 317744034
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 260274940
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 240982013
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 239634327
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 233351272
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 233349790
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 232095039
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 219889723
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 218988434
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 218050421
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 215407294
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 204800939
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 261172320
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 251299931
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 244954091
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 244191620
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 237478594
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 233350470
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 220784893
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 218577333
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 217550191
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 215400159
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 197452875
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 197450920
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 358995262
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 358996425
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 355406943
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 341049696
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 341049696
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 330279706
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 269249845
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 269249818
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 209085062
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 179507354
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%.