Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
10,080,959 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 10,080,688 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
10,080,688 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 10,080,959 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 120,971,508 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 120,968,253 KWD per year, or 10,080,688 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 105245212
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 98591779
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 97382064
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 93147737
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 70768332
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 69625393
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 67744676
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 65982726
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 64018009
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 63897793
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 63635351
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 62668662
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 62609589
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 61967502
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 61093429
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 60500090
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 59201422
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 58645112
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 58070871
52.0%
19
France
KWD 49974126
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 45220697
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 44546409
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 43552487
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 64488581
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 56223121
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 108872270
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 100407359
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 94360406
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 81777879
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 78631985
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 78632852
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 78635712
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 75105301
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 73795889
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 72590641
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 71377947
41.0%
11
China
KWD 66543050
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 65203087
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 64120798
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 63070316
47.9%
15
India
KWD 13987193
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 107069822
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 87704516
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 81205602
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 80750523
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 78632960
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 78631478
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 78209825
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 74097467
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 73796956
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 73481631
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 72590391
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 69014198
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 88006825
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 84680211
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 82541519
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 82284858
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 80022958
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 78632158
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 74397567
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 73653881
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 73307975
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 72583256
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 66537381
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 66535425
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 120967090
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 120968253
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 119759053
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 114922933
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 114922933
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 111293787
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 90728716
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 90728689
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 70455075
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 60493268
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%.