Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
10,090,808 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 10,090,537 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
10,090,537 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 10,090,808 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 121,089,696 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 121,086,441 KWD per year, or 10,090,537 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 105348036
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 98688102
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 97477205
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 93238742
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 70837472
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 69693416
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 67810861
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 66047221
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 64080545
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 63960220
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 63697518
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 62729883
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 62670751
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 62028040
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 61153114
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 60559196
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 59259249
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 58702404
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 58127601
52.0%
19
France
KWD 50022937
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 45264876
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 44589926
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 43595034
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 64551576
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 56278044
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 108978639
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 100505455
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 94452592
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 81857774
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 78708807
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 78709674
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 78712534
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 75178676
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 73867984
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 72661554
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 71447677
41.0%
11
China
KWD 66608053
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 65266782
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 64183438
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 63131925
47.9%
15
India
KWD 14000793
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 107174427
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 87790202
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 81284936
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 80829413
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 78709782
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 78708300
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 78286234
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 74169857
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 73869048
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 73553414
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 72661304
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 69081620
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 88092807
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 84762943
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 82622161
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 82365249
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 80101140
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 78708981
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 74470253
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 73725839
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 73379596
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 72654168
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 66602384
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 66600428
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 121085278
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 121086441
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 119876059
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 115035211
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 115035211
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 111402520
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 90817357
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 90817330
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 70523909
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 60552362
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%.