Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
10,005,992 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 10,005,721 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
10,005,721 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 10,005,992 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 120,071,904 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 120,068,649 KWD per year, or 10,005,721 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 104462556
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 97858602
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 96657883
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 92455042
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 70242064
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 69107631
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 67240897
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 65491812
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 63542001
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 63422622
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 63162159
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 62202667
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 62144044
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 61506710
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 60639129
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 60050204
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 58761258
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 58209029
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 57639061
52.0%
19
France
KWD 49602589
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 44884426
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 44215175
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 43228629
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 64009093
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 55805072
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 108062626
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 99660688
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 93658715
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 81169747
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 78047242
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 78048110
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 78050970
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 74546797
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 73247130
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 72050878
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 70847190
41.0%
11
China
KWD 66048267
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 64718265
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 63644008
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 62601364
47.9%
15
India
KWD 13883675
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 106273599
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 87052303
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 80601743
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 80150037
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 78048218
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 78046735
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 77628231
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 73546460
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 73248219
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 72935247
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 72050629
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 68501005
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 87352363
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 84050488
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 81927696
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 81672947
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 79427870
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 78047416
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 73844311
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 73106157
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 72762826
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 72043493
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 66042598
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 66040643
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 120067486
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 120068649
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 118868445
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 114068309
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 114068309
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 110466152
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 90054013
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 90053986
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 69931136
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 60043466
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%.