Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
20,158,580 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 20,158,309 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
20,158,309 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 20,158,580 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 241,902,960 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 241,899,705 KWD per year, or 20,158,309 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 210455575
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 197150912
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 194731883
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 186264955
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 141513232
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 139226886
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 135466289
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 131975019
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 128006468
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 127773786
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 127245294
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 125311154
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 125191615
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 123910527
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 122163812
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 120977219
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 118371440
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 117266634
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 116117968
52.0%
19
France
KWD 99918815
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 90424753
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 89073370
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 87087809
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 128945045
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 112420451
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 214103952
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 175379818
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 162380839
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 161472267
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 157238404
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 157236922
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 156392009
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 148167982
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 147562243
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 146930558
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 145149262
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 138001359
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 175984457
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 169332227
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 165056072
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 164542432
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 160019114
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 157237602
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 148770410
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 147282995
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 146590984
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 145142127
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 133049679
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 133047724
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 241898542
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 241899705
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 239481191
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 229807812
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 229807812
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 222550723
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 181427305
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 181427278
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 140886762
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 120958994
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%.