Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
10,214,620 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 10,214,349 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
10,214,349 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 10,214,620 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 122,575,440 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 122,572,185 KWD per year, or 10,214,349 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 106640633
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 99898984
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 98673229
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 94382765
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 71706632
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 70548528
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 68642877
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 66857992
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 64866697
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 64744990
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 64479019
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 63499499
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 63439624
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 62789062
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 61903414
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 61302208
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 59986202
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 59422618
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 58840759
52.0%
19
France
KWD 50636549
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 45820245
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 45136977
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 44129902
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 65343477
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 56968475
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 110315808
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 101738623
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 95611473
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 82862137
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 79674541
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 79675408
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 79678268
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 76101076
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 74774287
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 73553000
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 72324251
41.0%
11
China
KWD 67425212
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 66067492
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 64970882
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 63906424
47.9%
15
India
KWD 14171758
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 108489431
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 88867366
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 82282242
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 81821147
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 79675516
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 79674034
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 79246767
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 75079876
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 74775316
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 74455795
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 73552750
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 69929185
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 89173686
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 85802963
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 83635922
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 83375852
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 81083959
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 79674714
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 75383985
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 74630435
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 74279939
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 73545615
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 67419543
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 67417588
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 122571022
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 122572185
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 121346946
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 116446668
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 116446668
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 112769405
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 91931665
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 91931638
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 71389221
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 61295234
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%.