Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
31,025,908 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 31,025,637 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
31,025,637 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 31,025,908 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 372,310,896 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 372,307,641 KWD per year, or 31,025,637 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 323910480
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 303433380
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 299710271
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 286679066
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 217801874
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 214282521
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 208494733
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 203138630
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 197009219
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 196655257
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 195839869
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 192862465
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 192677722
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 190707558
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 188019820
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 186193482
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 182178165
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 180481881
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 178713777
52.0%
19
France
KWD 153777293
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 139171109
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 137089572
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 134034666
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 198452475
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 173021540
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 335077719
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 309019051
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 290405128
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 251683304
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 242002590
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 242003454
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 242006314
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 231145165
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 227112916
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 223394274
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 219665673
41.0%
11
China
KWD 204779713
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 200657009
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 197330674
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 194090241
47.9%
15
India
KWD 42908864
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 329525538
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 269925572
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 249917166
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 248519564
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 242003562
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 242002080
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 240700740
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 228042842
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 227107957
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 226135122
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 223394024
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 212394522
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 270856230
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 260617783
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 254036667
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 253245910
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 246283964
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 242002761
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 228971291
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 226681867
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 225616628
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 223386888
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 204774044
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 204772088
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 372306478
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 372307641
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 368585047
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 353695351
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 353695351
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 342526024
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 279233257
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 279233230
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 216837648
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 186162962
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%.