Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
34,187,928 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 34,187,657 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
34,187,657 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 34,187,928 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 410,255,136 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 410,251,881 KWD per year, or 34,187,657 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 356921968
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 334357936
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 330255384
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 315896130
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 239999255
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 236121139
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 229743507
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 223844802
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 217086655
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 216697405
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 215798539
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 212517581
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 212313866
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 210143205
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 207181661
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 205169180
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 200743735
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 198875351
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 196927013
52.0%
19
France
KWD 169448264
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 153354628
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 151060641
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 147694593
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 218676755
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 190654380
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 369227535
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 340512770
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 320001636
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 277333610
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 266666346
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 266667210
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 266670070
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 254702213
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 250258902
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 246160818
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 242052395
41.0%
11
China
KWD 225649045
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 221106236
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 217441121
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 213870076
47.9%
15
India
KWD 47275114
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 363109264
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 297435146
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 275387237
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 273847344
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 266667318
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 266665836
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 265231691
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 251283689
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 250253034
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 249180935
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 246160568
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 234040383
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 298460665
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 287178751
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 279926970
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 279055582
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 271384078
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 266666517
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 252306998
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 249784218
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 248610382
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 246153432
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 225643376
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 225641420
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 410250718
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 410251881
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 406149845
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 389742379
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 389742379
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 377434725
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 307691437
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 307691410
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 238936753
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 205135082
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%.