Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
33,004,795 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 33,004,524 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
33,004,524 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 33,004,795 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 396,057,540 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 396,054,285 KWD per year, or 33,004,524 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 344570060
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 322786895
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 318826320
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 304963982
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 231693661
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 227949784
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 221792853
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 216097174
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 209574281
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 209198235
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 208330603
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 205163226
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 204966610
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 202870969
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 200011875
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 198069043
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 193797056
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 191993066
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 190112167
52.0%
19
France
KWD 163584657
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 148047581
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 145833086
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 142583458
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 211109437
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 184056701
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 356449698
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 328728766
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 308927511
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 267736035
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 257437908
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 257438773
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 257441633
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 245887873
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 241598368
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 237642260
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 233675955
41.0%
11
China
KWD 217840367
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 213454749
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 209916395
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 206469055
47.9%
15
India
KWD 45641394
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 350543242
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 287141889
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 265857101
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 264370449
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 257438881
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 257437399
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 256052945
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 242587662
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 241592841
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 240557883
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 237642010
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 225941151
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 288131913
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 277240433
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 270239596
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 269398377
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 261992369
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 257438079
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 243575477
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 241140011
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 240006810
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 237634875
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 217834698
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 217832743
45.0%
12
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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%.