Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
31,232,698 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 31,232,427 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
31,232,427 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 31,232,698 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 374,792,376 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 374,789,121 KWD per year, or 31,232,427 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 326069367
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 305455786
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 301707863
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 288589805
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 219253540
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 215710725
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 209884362
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 204492774
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 198322244
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 197965975
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 197145127
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 194147871
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 193961888
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 191978612
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 189272967
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 187434456
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 183392317
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 181684778
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 179904888
52.0%
19
France
KWD 154802144
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 140098684
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 138003253
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 134927999
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 199775104
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 174174694
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 337311051
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 311078680
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 292340683
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 253360784
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 243615552
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 243616416
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 243619276
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 232685751
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 228626618
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 224883162
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 221129721
41.0%
11
China
KWD 206144527
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 201994349
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 198645858
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 195383804
47.9%
15
India
KWD 43194408
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 331721849
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 271724645
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 251582860
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 250175952
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 243616524
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 243615042
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 242305017
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 229562749
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 228621600
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 227642273
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 224882912
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 213810119
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 272661507
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 262354819
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 255729842
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 254933812
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 247925463
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 243615723
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 230497401
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 228192716
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 227120375
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 224875776
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 206138858
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 206136902
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 374787958
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 374789121
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 371041712
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 356052757
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 356052757
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 344808986
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 281094367
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 281094340
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 218282886
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 187403702
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%.