Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
30,862,086 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 30,861,815 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
30,861,815 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 30,862,086 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 370,345,032 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 370,341,777 KWD per year, or 30,861,815 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 322200178
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 301831201
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 298127751
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 285165350
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 216651844
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 213151078
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 207393849
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 202065858
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 195969021
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 195616888
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 194805824
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 191844147
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 191660388
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 189700611
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 187027058
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 185210365
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 181216296
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 179528928
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 177770163
52.0%
19
France
KWD 152965391
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 138436271
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 136365741
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 133326955
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 197404670
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 172107996
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 333308441
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 307387384
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 288871755
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 250354380
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 240724778
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 240725643
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 240728503
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 229924691
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 225913739
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 222214755
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 218505833
41.0%
11
China
KWD 203698488
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 199597549
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 196288766
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 193065462
47.9%
15
India
KWD 42682651
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 327785590
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 268500320
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 248597580
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 247207350
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 240725751
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 240724269
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 239429809
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 226838751
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 225908827
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 224941134
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 222214506
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 211273065
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 269426064
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 259241678
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 252695308
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 251908729
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 244983545
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 240724949
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 227762284
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 225484951
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 224425338
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 222207370
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 203692819
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 203690863
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 370340614
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 370341777
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 366638842
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 351827780
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 351827780
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 340717429
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 277758859
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 277758832
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 215692709
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 185180030
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%.