Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
10,079,220 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 10,078,949 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
10,078,949 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 10,079,220 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 120,950,640 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 120,947,385 KWD per year, or 10,078,949 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 105227057
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 98574772
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 97365265
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 93131669
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 70756124
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 69613383
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 67732989
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 65971338
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 64006967
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 63886770
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 63624374
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 62657852
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 62598790
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 61956813
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 61082890
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 60489654
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 59191211
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 58634996
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 58060855
52.0%
19
France
KWD 49965507
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 45212897
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 44538726
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 43544974
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 64477459
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 56213424
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 108853488
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 100390039
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 94344129
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 81763773
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 78618421
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 78619288
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 78622148
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 75092346
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 73783159
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 72578120
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 71365635
41.0%
11
China
KWD 66531572
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 65191841
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 64109738
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 63059437
47.9%
15
India
KWD 13984792
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 107051352
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 87689386
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 81191595
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 80736593
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 78619396
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 78617914
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 78196334
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 74084686
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 73784227
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 73468956
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 72577870
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 69002293
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 87991644
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 84665603
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 82527280
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 82270663
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 80009154
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 78618594
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 74384733
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 73641175
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 73295329
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 72570735
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 66525903
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 66523948
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 120946222
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 120947385
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 119738394
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 114903108
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 114903108
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 111274589
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 90713065
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 90713038
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 70442921
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 60482834
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%.