Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
15,600,098 KWD
Pension
- 110 KWD
Social Security
** - 18.75 KWD
Unemployment
- 6.88 KWD
Total tax
- 136 KWD
Net pay
* 15,599,962 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
15,599,962 KWD
Net pay
165 KWD
Tax the employer pays
136 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
301 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 165 KWD to pay you 15,600,098 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 374,402,352 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 374,399,097 KWD per year, or 31,199,925 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 325730046
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 305137917
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 301393893
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 288289487
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 219025376
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 215486248
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 209665948
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 204279938
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 198115871
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 197759965
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 196939975
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 193945839
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 193760051
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 191778835
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 189076005
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 187239408
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 183201484
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 181495714
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 179717676
52.0%
19
France
KWD 154641064
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 139952893
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 137859646
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 134787590
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 199567221
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 173993448
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 336960029
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 310754960
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 292036464
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 253097128
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 243362036
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 243362901
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 243365761
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 232443611
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 228388704
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 224649147
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 220899611
41.0%
11
China
KWD 205930014
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 201784154
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 198439146
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 195180490
47.9%
15
India
KWD 43149528
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 331376646
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 271441877
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 251321056
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 249915611
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 243363009
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 243361527
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 242052866
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 229323859
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 228383695
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 227405388
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 224648898
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 213587624
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 272377764
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 262081802
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 255463719
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 254668518
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 247667462
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 243362207
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 230257536
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 227955250
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 226884025
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 224641762
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 205924345
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 205922389
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 374397934
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 374399097
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 370655589
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 355682234
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 355682234
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 344450164
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 280801849
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 280801822
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 218055733
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 187208690
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%.