Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
30,077,568 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 30,077,297 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
30,077,297 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 30,077,568 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 360,930,816 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 360,927,561 KWD per year, or 30,077,297 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 314009810
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 294158615
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 290549307
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 277916404
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 211144527
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 207732773
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 202121888
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 196928520
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 190987677
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 190644299
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 189853947
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 186967583
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 186788531
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 184878499
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 182272879
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 180502369
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 176610056
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 174965387
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 173251339
52.0%
19
France
KWD 149077320
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 134917246
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 132899427
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 129937837
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 192386893
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 167733172
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 324835647
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 299573585
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 281528666
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 243990370
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 234605537
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 234606402
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 234609262
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 224080032
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 220171067
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 216566226
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 212951539
41.0%
11
China
KWD 198520669
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 194523961
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 191299232
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 188157955
47.9%
15
India
KWD 41599356
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 319453246
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 261675014
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 242278288
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 240923361
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 234606510
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 234605028
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 233343518
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 221072543
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 220166381
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 219223316
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 216565976
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 205902584
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 262577222
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 252651727
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 246271754
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 245505179
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 238756041
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 234605709
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 221972541
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 219753105
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 218720436
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 216558840
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 198515000
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 198513044
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 360926398
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 360927561
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 357318768
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 342884275
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 342884275
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 332056351
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 270698197
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 270698170
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 210209775
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 180472922
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%.