Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
33,698,080 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 33,697,809 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
33,697,809 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 33,698,080 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 404,376,960 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 404,373,705 KWD per year, or 33,697,809 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 351807955
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 329567222
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 325523453
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 311369935
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 236560522
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 232737984
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 226451729
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 220637081
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 213976335
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 213592553
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 212706618
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 209472686
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 209271910
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 207132309
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 204213182
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 202229538
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 197867628
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 196025905
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 194105488
52.0%
19
France
KWD 167020577
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 151157372
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 148896297
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 145578449
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 215543687
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 187922769
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 363937176
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 335633884
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 315416658
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 273359963
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 262845532
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 262846396
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 262849256
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 251052846
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 246673215
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 242633912
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 238584330
41.0%
11
China
KWD 222416048
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 217938320
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 214325688
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 210805860
47.9%
15
India
KWD 46598712
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 357906602
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 293173468
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 271441512
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 269923662
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 262846504
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 262845022
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 261431450
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 247683307
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 246667487
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 245610766
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 242633662
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 230687089
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 294184292
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 283064027
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 275916144
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 275057246
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 267495665
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 262845702
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 248691920
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 246205290
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 245048278
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 242626527
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 222410379
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 222408424
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 404372542
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 404373705
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 400330451
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 384158112
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 384158112
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 372026803
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 303282805
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 303282778
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 235513244
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 202195994
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%.