Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
324,749 KWD
Pension
- 10.15 KWD
Social Security
** - 1.73 KWD
Unemployment
- 0.63 KWD
Total tax
- 12.52 KWD
Net pay
* 324,736 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
324,736 KWD
Net pay
15.23 KWD
Tax the employer pays
12.52 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
27.75 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 15.23 KWD to pay you 324,749 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 84,434,740 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 84,431,485 KWD per year, or 7,035,957 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 73458224
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 68814313
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 67969966
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 65014426
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 49394323
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 48596839
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 47284085
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 46044612
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 44685308
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 44599072
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 44417011
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 43742616
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 43701811
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 43252785
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 42642361
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 42228262
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 41324507
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 40933914
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 40533223
52.0%
19
France
KWD 34884440
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 31563290
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 31093571
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 30399250
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 45014484
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 39244339
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 75989178
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 70081842
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 65861727
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 57079024
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 54886813
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 54883085
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 54883953
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 52422059
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 51508460
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 50668580
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 49821619
41.0%
11
China
KWD 46447827
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 45512387
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 44756311
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 44024178
47.9%
15
India
KWD 9782900
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 74731822
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 61215359
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 56680297
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 56362230
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 54884061
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 54882579
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 54588805
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 51718697
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 51510404
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 51290659
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 50668330
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 48171250
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 61426326
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 59104473
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 57611568
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 57432548
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 55853886
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 54883259
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 51927455
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 51408469
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 51167132
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 50661195
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 46442158
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 46440203
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 84431485
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 84430322
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 83587653
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 80213003
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 80213003
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 77679961
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 63326140
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 63326113
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 49175696
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 42224884
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%.