Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
18,404,013 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 18,403,742 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
18,403,742 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 18,404,013 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 220,848,156 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 220,844,901 KWD per year, or 18,403,742 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 192137896
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 179991247
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 177782766
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 170052756
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 129196171
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 127108899
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 123675598
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 120485413
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 116865739
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 116652638
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 116170467
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 114404765
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 114295754
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 113125919
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 111531136
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 110447831
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 108069627
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 107060317
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 106011662
52.0%
19
France
KWD 91223181
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 82554488
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 81320991
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 79508080
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 117722835
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 102636199
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 198761253
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 183304977
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 172264191
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 149294493
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 143551807
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 143552673
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 143555533
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 137112051
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 134720644
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 132516630
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 130304171
41.0%
11
China
KWD 121475206
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 119029444
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 117055422
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 115134702
47.9%
15
India
KWD 25480018
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 195468745
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 160115085
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 148247802
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 147418185
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 143552781
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 143551299
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 142780078
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 135271914
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 134719317
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 134142712
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 132516380
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 125990330
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 160667087
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 154593865
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 150689853
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 150220954
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 146091361
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 143551980
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 135821705
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 134463778
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 133832025
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 132509244
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 121469537
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 121467581
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 220843738
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 220844901
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 218636935
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 209805748
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 209805748
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 203180304
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 165636202
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 165636175
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 128624233
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 110431592
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%.