Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
10,555,210 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 10,554,939 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
10,554,939 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 10,555,210 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 126,662,520 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 126,659,265 KWD per year, or 10,554,939 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 110196392
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 103229954
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 101963329
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 97529816
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 74097574
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 72900827
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 70931642
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 69088311
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 67029294
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 66903785
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 66628823
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 65616606
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 65554688
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 64882529
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 63967390
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 63346133
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 61985952
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 61403830
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 60802557
52.0%
19
France
KWD 52324513
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 47347992
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 46641840
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 45601251
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 67521891
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 58867757
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 113994180
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 105130899
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 98799395
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 85625003
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 82331143
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 82332010
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 82334870
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 78638471
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 77267406
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 76005248
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 74735587
41.0%
11
China
KWD 69673106
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 68270135
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 67137035
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 66036965
47.9%
15
India
KWD 14642059
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 112106828
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 91830499
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 85025694
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 84549273
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 82332118
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 82330636
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 81889065
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 77583212
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 77268337
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 76938124
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 76004998
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 72260721
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 92147036
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 88663919
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 86424638
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 86155884
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 83787563
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 82331316
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 77897539
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 77118853
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 76756660
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 75997863
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 69667437
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 69665482
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 126658102
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 126659265
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 125393155
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 120329394
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 120329394
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 116529518
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 94996975
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 94996948
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 73769577
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 63338774
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%.