Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
34,495,327 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 34,495,056 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
34,495,056 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 34,495,327 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 413,943,924 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 413,940,669 KWD per year, or 34,495,056 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 360131214
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 337364298
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 333224859
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 318736497
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 242157196
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 238244202
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 231809229
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 225857773
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 219038503
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 218645823
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 217738841
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 214428373
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 214222814
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 212032661
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 209044499
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 207013922
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 202548606
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 200663491
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 198697631
52.0%
19
France
KWD 170971733
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 154733493
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 152418853
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 149022556
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 220642879
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 192368575
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 372547444
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 343574464
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 322878890
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 279827230
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 269064058
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 269064923
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 269067783
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 256992336
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 252509063
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 248374090
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 244228743
41.0%
11
China
KWD 227677878
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 223094228
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 219396179
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 215792993
47.9%
15
India
KWD 47699584
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 366374140
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 300109517
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 277863336
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 276309610
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 269065031
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 269063548
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 267616492
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 253543072
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 252503106
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 251421357
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 248373841
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 236144707
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 301144258
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 289760902
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 282443922
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 281564695
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 273824212
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 269064229
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 254575603
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 252030136
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 250845744
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 248366705
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 227672209
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 227670254
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 413939506
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 413940669
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 409801745
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 393246728
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 393246728
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 380828410
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 310458028
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 310458001
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 241085140
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 206979476
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%.