Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
10,410,733 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 10,410,462 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
10,410,462 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 10,410,733 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 124,928,796 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 124,925,541 KWD per year, or 10,410,462 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 108688053
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 101816969
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 100567681
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 96194849
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 73083346
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 71902991
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 69960757
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 68142218
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 66111928
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 65988032
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 65716884
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 64718537
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 64657485
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 63994488
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 63091859
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 62479108
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 61137666
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 60563408
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 59970369
52.0%
19
France
KWD 51608485
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 46699927
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 46003483
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 44977110
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 66597816
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 58062089
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 112433829
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 103691908
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 97447090
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 84453006
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 81204222
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 81205089
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 81207949
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 77562118
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 76209835
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 74965014
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 73712708
41.0%
11
China
KWD 68719558
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 67335782
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 66218161
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 65133198
47.9%
15
India
KWD 14442559
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 110572342
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 90573549
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 83861932
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 83392012
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 81205197
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 81203715
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 80768212
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 76521306
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 76210807
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 75885129
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 74964764
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 71271692
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 90885752
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 87450313
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 85241675
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 84976605
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 82640704
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 81204396
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 76831299
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 76063275
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 75706044
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 74957628
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 68713889
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 68711933
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 124924378
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 124925541
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 123676768
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 118682356
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 118682356
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 114934492
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 93696682
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 93696655
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 72759839
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 62471912
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%.