Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
34,968,898 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 34,968,627 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
34,968,627 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 34,968,898 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 419,626,776 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 419,623,521 KWD per year, or 34,968,627 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 365075295
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 341995822
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 337799555
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 323112293
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 245481664
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 241514939
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 234991626
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 228958906
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 222045470
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 221647505
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 220728022
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 217372091
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 217163690
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 214943509
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 211914339
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 209855884
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 205329144
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 203418253
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 201425400
52.0%
19
France
KWD 173318751
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 156857738
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 154511279
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 151068383
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 223671839
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 195009419
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 377662011
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 348291232
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 327311515
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 283668838
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 272757912
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 272758776
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 272761636
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 260520439
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 255975602
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 251783802
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 247581569
41.0%
11
China
KWD 230803447
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 226156878
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 222408090
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 218755389
47.9%
15
India
KWD 48353511
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 371403925
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 304229585
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 281677951
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 280102914
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 272758884
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 272757402
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 271290456
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 257023819
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 255969509
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 254872894
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 251783552
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 239386575
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 305278533
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 293738899
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 286321474
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 285430171
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 277583418
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 272758083
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 258070557
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 255490141
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 254289484
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 251776416
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 230797778
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 230795822
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 419622358
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 419623521
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 415427768
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 398645437
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 398645437
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 386056634
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 314720167
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 314720140
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 244394889
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 209820902
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%.