Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
33,398,788 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 33,398,517 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
33,398,517 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 33,398,788 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 400,785,456 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 400,782,201 KWD per year, or 33,398,517 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 348683347
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 326640147
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 322632292
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 308604477
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 234459492
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 230670912
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 224440486
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 218677197
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 212075963
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 211695520
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 210817487
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 207612287
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 207413307
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 205292683
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 202399472
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 200433447
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 196110357
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 194284924
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 192381566
52.0%
19
France
KWD 165537286
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 149814871
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 147573905
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 144285508
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 213629416
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 186253782
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 360704823
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 332652936
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 312615285
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 270932106
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 260511054
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 260511918
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 260514778
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 248823120
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 244482397
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 240479010
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 236465378
41.0%
11
China
KWD 220440721
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 216002757
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 212422191
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 208933656
47.9%
15
India
KWD 46185437
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 354727830
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 290569628
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 269030715
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 267526333
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 260512026
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 260510544
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 259109543
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 245483510
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 244476756
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 243429430
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 240478760
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 228638262
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 291571472
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 280549975
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 273465571
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 272614305
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 265119885
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 260511225
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 246483145
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 244018603
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 242871870
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 240471624
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 220435052
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 220433096
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 400781038
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 400782201
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 396774862
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 380746183
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 380746183
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 368722620
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 300589177
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 300589150
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 233421516
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 200400242
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%.