Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
34,733,400 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 34,733,129 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
34,733,129 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 34,733,400 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 416,800,800 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 416,797,545 KWD per year, or 34,733,129 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 362616696
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 339692652
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 335524644
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 320936292
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 243828468
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 239888463
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 233409079
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 227416771
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 220550162
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 220154825
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 219241558
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 215908235
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 215701248
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 213495999
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 210487221
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 208442629
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 203946434
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 202048362
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 200068931
52.0%
19
France
KWD 172151623
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 155801391
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 153470755
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 150051032
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 222165594
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 193696177
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 375118632
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 345945671
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 325107254
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 281758479
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 270921028
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 270921892
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 270924752
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 258765979
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 254251757
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 250088216
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 245914271
41.0%
11
China
KWD 229249160
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 224633879
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 220910323
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 217282245
47.9%
15
India
KWD 48028325
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 368902707
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 302180752
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 279781014
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 278216575
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 270922000
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 270920518
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 269463463
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 255292909
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 254245732
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 253156510
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 250087966
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 237774455
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 303222635
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 291760715
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 284393240
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 283507942
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 275714035
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 270921198
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 256332582
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 253769545
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 252576976
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 250080831
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 229243491
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 229241536
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 416796382
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 416797545
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 412630052
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 395960760
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 395960760
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 383456736
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 312600685
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 312600658
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 242749013
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 208407914
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%.