Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
148,336 KWD
Pension
- 1.27 KWD
Social Security
** - 0.22 KWD
Unemployment
- 0.08 KWD
Total tax
- 1.56 KWD
Net pay
* 148,334 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
148,334 KWD
Net pay
1.90 KWD
Tax the employer pays
1.56 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
3.47 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1.90 KWD to pay you 148,336 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 308,538,880 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 308,535,625 KWD per year, or 25,711,302 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 268428826
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 251459187
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 248373798
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 237574613
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 180495245
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 177578856
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 172782404
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 168338241
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 163265532
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 162970879
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 162295788
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 159828560
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 159675704
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 158042511
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 155814952
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 154301461
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 150975436
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 149568396
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 148103210
52.0%
19
France
KWD 127439450
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 115333193
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 113608716
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 111076741
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 164461991
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 143386429
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 277682904
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 256088278
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 240662956
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 208573421
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 200550779
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 200551644
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 200554504
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 191553373
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 188211986
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 185131064
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 182040821
41.0%
11
China
KWD 169705104
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 166288462
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 163531505
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 160846726
47.9%
15
India
KWD 35570606
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 273082139
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 223690860
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 207110201
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 205951743
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 200551752
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 200550270
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 199472131
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 188982483
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 188208556
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 187402550
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 185130814
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 176014819
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 224462088
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 215977371
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 210523426
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 209868184
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 204098775
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 200550950
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 189751501
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 187854275
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 186971552
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 185123679
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 169699435
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 169697480
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 308534462
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 308535625
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 305450751
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 293111936
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 293111936
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 283855770
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 231404245
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 231404218
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 179696188
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 154276954
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%.