Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
10,374,336 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 10,374,065 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
10,374,065 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 10,374,336 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 124,492,032 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 124,488,777 KWD per year, or 10,374,065 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 108308068
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 101461006
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 100216086
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 95858540
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 72827839
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 71651613
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 69716169
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 67903876
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 65880823
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 65757334
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 65487146
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 64492293
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 64431460
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 63770771
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 62871293
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 62260684
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 60923963
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 60351686
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 59760723
52.0%
19
France
KWD 51428102
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 46536665
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 45842666
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 44819875
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 66365021
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 57859123
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 112040741
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 103329394
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 97106415
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 84157753
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 80920326
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 80921193
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 80924053
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 77290960
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 75943409
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 74702955
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 73455021
41.0%
11
China
KWD 68479338
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 67100397
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 65986676
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 64905519
47.9%
15
India
KWD 14392300
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 110185770
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 90256895
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 83568754
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 83100472
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 80921301
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 80919819
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 80485844
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 76253788
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 75944391
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 75619856
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 74702706
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 71022534
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 90568006
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 87144578
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 84943660
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 84679518
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 82351785
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 80920499
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 76562689
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 75797352
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 75441370
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 74695570
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 68473669
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 68471713
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 124487614
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 124488777
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 123244372
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 118267430
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 118267430
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 114532669
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 93369109
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 93369082
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 72505463
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 62253530
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%.