Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
21,147,972 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 21,147,701 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
21,147,701 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 21,147,972 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 253,775,664 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 253,772,409 KWD per year, or 21,147,701 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 220784828
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 206827166
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 204289410
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 195406937
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 148458763
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 146060161
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 142115003
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 138453954
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 134288672
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 134044948
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 133490337
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 131461215
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 131335740
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 129991916
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 128159527
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 126914690
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 124180583
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 123021927
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 121816866
52.0%
19
France
KWD 104822242
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 94862758
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 93444900
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 91361983
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 135273197
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 117937744
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 228396010
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 210634809
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 197947647
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 171553488
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 164954688
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 164955554
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 164958414
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 157554545
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 154806424
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 152273134
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 149731071
41.0%
11
China
KWD 139585335
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 136775012
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 134507001
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 132299380
47.9%
15
India
KWD 29268992
88.5%
16
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 253771246
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 253772409
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 251235168
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 241086881
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 241086881
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 233473611
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 190331833
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 190331806
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 147801543
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 126895346
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%.