Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
30,480,336 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 30,480,065 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
30,480,065 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 30,480,336 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 365,764,032 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 365,760,777 KWD per year, or 30,480,065 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 318214708
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 298097686
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 294440046
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 281637980
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 213971959
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 210514506
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 204828489
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 199566006
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 193545077
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 193197204
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 192396218
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 189471189
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 189289720
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 187354149
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 184713653
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 182919433
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 178974879
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 177308288
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 175571283
52.0%
19
France
KWD 151073438
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 136723898
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 134679017
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 131677795
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 194962997
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 169979186
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 329185541
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 303585154
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 285298575
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 247257624
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 237747128
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 237747993
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 237750853
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 227080654
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 223119329
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 219466155
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 215803088
41.0%
11
China
KWD 201178938
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 197128718
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 193860836
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 190677447
47.9%
15
India
KWD 42155515
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 323731033
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 265179095
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 245522584
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 244149532
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 237748101
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 237746619
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 236468192
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 224032888
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 223114527
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 222158818
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 219465906
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 208659765
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 266093386
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 256034978
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 249569578
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 248792733
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 241953213
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 237747299
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 224944969
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 222695809
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 221649307
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 219458770
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 201173269
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 201171313
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 365759614
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 365760777
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 362103652
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 347475830
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 347475830
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 336502909
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 274323109
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 274323082
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 213024689
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 182889530
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%.