Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
30,749,676 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 30,749,405 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
30,749,405 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 30,749,676 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 368,996,112 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 368,992,857 KWD per year, or 30,749,405 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 321026617
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 300731831
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 297041870
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 284126682
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 215862726
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 212374714
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 206638454
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 201329752
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 195255267
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 194904389
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 194096292
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 191145407
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 190962321
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 189009673
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 186345854
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 184535778
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 180556289
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 178875039
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 177122681
52.0%
19
France
KWD 152408287
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 137932046
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 135869069
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 132841344
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 196685695
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 171481147
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 332094413
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 306267780
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 287819597
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 249442510
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 239847980
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 239848845
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 239851705
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 229087237
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 225090897
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 221405403
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 217709983
41.0%
11
China
KWD 202956582
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 198870578
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 195573838
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 192362288
47.9%
15
India
KWD 42527431
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 326591686
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 267522353
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 247692118
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 246306946
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 239848953
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 239847471
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 238557732
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 226012537
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 225086018
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 224121854
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 221405154
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 210503554
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 268444725
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 258297434
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 251774907
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 250991193
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 244091234
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 239848151
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 226932698
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 224663661
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 223607909
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 221398018
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 202950913
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 202948957
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 368991694
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 368992857
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 365303411
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 350546306
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 350546306
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 339476423
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 276747169
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 276747142
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 214907084
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 184505570
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%.