Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
32,073,696 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 32,073,425 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
32,073,425 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 32,073,696 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 384,884,352 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 384,881,097 KWD per year, or 32,073,425 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 334849386
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 313680747
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 309831903
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 296360627
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 225157346
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 221519111
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 215535868
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 209999965
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 203662212
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 203296557
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 202453507
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 199375515
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 199184486
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 197147883
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 194369415
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 192481396
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 188330176
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 186576863
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 184749036
52.0%
19
France
KWD 158970130
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 143871054
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 141719119
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 138561110
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 205154127
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 178864476
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 346393829
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 319455020
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 300212424
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 260182960
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 250175336
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 250176201
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 250179061
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 238951185
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 234782724
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 230938347
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 227083886
41.0%
11
China
KWD 211695114
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 207433201
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 203994606
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 200644619
47.9%
15
India
KWD 44355694
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 340654065
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 279041327
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 258357099
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 256912346
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 250176309
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 250174827
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 248829479
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 235744084
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 234777464
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 233771736
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 230938098
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 219567238
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 280003419
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 269419202
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 262615850
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 261798374
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 254601305
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 250175507
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 236703966
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 234337216
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 233235992
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 230930962
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 211689445
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 211687489
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 384879934
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 384881097
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 381032769
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 365640134
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 365640134
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 354093604
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 288663349
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 288663322
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 224160554
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 192449690
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%.