Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
10,407,996 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 10,407,725 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
10,407,725 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 10,407,996 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 124,895,952 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 124,892,697 KWD per year, or 10,407,725 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 108659478
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 101790201
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 100541241
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 96169559
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 73064132
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 71884087
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 69942364
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 68124295
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 66094550
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 65970684
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 65699608
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 64701524
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 64640489
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 63977665
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 63075273
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 62462682
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 61121596
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 60547486
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 59954604
52.0%
19
France
KWD 51594921
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 46687650
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 45991390
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 44965286
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 66580310
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 58046826
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 110543272
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 90549737
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 83839885
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 83370089
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 81183849
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 81182367
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 80746978
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 76501189
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 76190773
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 75865181
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 74945058
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 71252956
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 90861858
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 87427322
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 85219265
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 84954265
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 82618978
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 81183047
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 76811100
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 76043278
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 75686141
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 74937922
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 68695825
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 68693869
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 124891534
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 124892697
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 123644253
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 118651154
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 118651154
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 114904276
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 93672049
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 93672022
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 72740710
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 62455490
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%.