Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
35,318,400 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 35,318,129 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
35,318,129 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 35,318,400 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 423,820,800 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 423,817,545 KWD per year, or 35,318,129 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.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 368724096
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 345413952
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 341175744
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 326341692
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 247935168
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 243928789
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 237340279
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 231247585
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 224264654
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 223862789
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 222934078
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 219544595
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 219334098
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 217091755
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 214032321
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 211953291
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 207381219
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 205451307
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 203438531
52.0%
19
France
KWD 175050883
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 158425460
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 156055519
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 152578232
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 225907254
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 196958399
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 381436632
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 351772271
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 330582854
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 286503999
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 275484028
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 275484892
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 275487752
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 263124229
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 258533957
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 254300216
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 250056001
41.0%
11
China
KWD 233110160
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 228417157
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 224630923
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 220941678
47.9%
15
India
KWD 48836118
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 375115976
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 307270252
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 284493189
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 282902425
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 275485000
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 275483518
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 274001893
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 259592659
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 258527764
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 257420177
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 254299966
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 241779119
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 308329685
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 296674715
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 289183162
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 288282946
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 280357765
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 275484198
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 260649882
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 258043672
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 256831012
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 254292831
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 233104491
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 233102536
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 423816382
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 423817545
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 419579852
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 402629760
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 402629760
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 389915136
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 317865685
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 317865658
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 246837531
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 211917914
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%.