Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
35,068,800 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 35,068,529 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
35,068,529 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 35,068,800 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 420,825,600 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 420,822,345 KWD per year, or 35,068,529 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 366118272
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 342972864
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 338764608
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 324035388
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 246182976
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 242204917
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 235662967
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 229613104
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 222679804
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 222280724
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 221358603
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 217993081
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 217784082
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 215557566
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 212519745
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 210455409
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 205915711
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 203999383
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 202000835
52.0%
19
France
KWD 173813866
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 157305857
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 154952686
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 151499960
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 224310813
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 195566517
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 378740952
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 349286255
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 328246598
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 284479243
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 273537148
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 273538012
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 273540872
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 261264709
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 256706885
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 252503096
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 248288863
41.0%
11
China
KWD 231462800
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 226802958
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 223043467
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 219380320
47.9%
15
India
KWD 48491460
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 372464981
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 305098732
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 282482661
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 280903129
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 273538120
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 273536638
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 272065496
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 257758099
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 256700763
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 255601012
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 252502846
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 240070462
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 306150677
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 294578075
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 287139462
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 286245611
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 278376440
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 273537318
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 258807834
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 256220045
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 255015957
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 252495711
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 231457131
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 231455176
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 420821182
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 420822345
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 416614604
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 399784320
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 399784320
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 387159552
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 315619285
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 315619258
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 245093096
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 210420314
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%.