Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
191,813 KWD
Pension
- 1.27 KWD
Social Security
** - 0.22 KWD
Unemployment
- 0.08 KWD
Total tax
- 1.56 KWD
Net pay
* 191,811 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
191,811 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 191,813 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 398,971,040 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 398,967,785 KWD per year, or 33,247,315 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 347104805
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 325161398
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 321171687
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 307207377
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 233398058
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 229626634
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 223424413
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 217687071
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 211115901
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 210737146
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 209863104
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 206672419
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 206474347
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 204363310
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 201483192
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 199526068
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 195222589
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 193405385
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 191510647
52.0%
19
France
KWD 164787932
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 149136644
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 146905837
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 143632318
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 212662332
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 185410616
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 359071848
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 331146971
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 311200041
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 269705561
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 259331683
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 259332548
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 259335408
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 247696670
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 243375603
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 239390360
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 235394891
41.0%
11
China
KWD 219442792
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 215024916
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 211460550
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 207987825
47.9%
15
India
KWD 45976651
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 353121925
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 289254176
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 267812788
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 266315210
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 259332656
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 259331174
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 257936523
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 244372181
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 243370006
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 242327427
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 239390110
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 227603201
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 290251485
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 279279883
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 272227549
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 271380140
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 263919649
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 259331854
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 245367279
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 242913896
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 241772356
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 239382975
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 219437123
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 219435168
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 398966622
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 398967785
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 394978590
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 379022488
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 379022488
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 367053357
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 299228365
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 299228338
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 232364782
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 199493034
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%.