Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
34,684,157 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 34,683,886 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
34,683,886 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 34,684,157 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 416,209,884 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 416,206,629 KWD per year, or 34,683,886 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 362102599
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 339211055
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 335048957
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 320481286
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 243482782
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 239548364
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 233078166
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 227094308
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 220237490
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 219842703
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 218930736
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 215602141
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 215395448
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 213193322
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 210188809
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 208147115
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 203657308
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 201761915
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 199785292
52.0%
19
France
KWD 171907575
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 155580507
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 153253179
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 149838302
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 221850636
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 193421576
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 374586808
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 345455211
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 324646339
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 281359019
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 270536932
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 270537797
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 270540657
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 258399119
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 253891298
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 249733666
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 245565637
41.0%
11
China
KWD 228924156
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 224315418
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 220597138
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 216974208
47.9%
15
India
KWD 47960328
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 368379699
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 301752338
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 279384362
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 277822139
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 270537905
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 270536422
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 269081435
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 254930973
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 253885287
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 252797611
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 249733417
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 237437358
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 302792744
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 291347074
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 283990044
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 283106001
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 275323144
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 270537103
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 255969168
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 253409766
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 252218888
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 249726281
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 228918487
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 228916532
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 416205466
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 416206629
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 412045045
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 395399390
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 395399390
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 382913093
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 312157498
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 312157471
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 242404857
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 208112456
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%.