Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
31,232,200 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 31,231,929 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
31,231,929 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 31,232,200 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 374,786,400 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 374,783,145 KWD per year, or 31,231,929 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 326064168
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 305450916
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 301703052
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 288585204
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 219250044
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 215707285
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 209881015
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 204489513
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 198319082
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 197962819
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 197141984
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 194144776
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 193958796
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 191975551
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 189269949
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 187431468
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 183389393
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 181681881
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 179902019
52.0%
19
France
KWD 154799676
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 140096450
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 138001053
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 134925848
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 199771919
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 174171917
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 337305672
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 311073719
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 292336022
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 253356744
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 243611667
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 243612532
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 243615392
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 232682040
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 228622973
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 224879576
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 221126195
41.0%
11
China
KWD 206141240
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 201991128
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 198642691
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 195380689
47.9%
15
India
KWD 43193720
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 331716560
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 271720312
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 251578848
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 250171963
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 243612640
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 243611158
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 242301153
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 229559089
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 228617955
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 227638644
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 224879326
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 213806710
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 272657159
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 262350635
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 255725765
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 254929747
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 247921509
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 243611838
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 230493726
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 228189078
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 227116754
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 224872191
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 206135571
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 206133616
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 374781982
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 374783145
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 371035796
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 356047080
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 356047080
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 344803488
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 281089885
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 281089858
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 218279406
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 187400714
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%.