Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
10,616,667 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 10,616,396 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
10,616,396 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 10,616,667 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 127,400,004 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 127,396,749 KWD per year, or 10,616,396 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 110838003
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 103831003
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 102557003
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 98097679
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 74529002
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 73325282
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 71344633
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 69490756
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 67419519
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 67293324
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 67016740
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 65998623
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 65936336
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 65260280
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 64339819
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 63714945
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 62346792
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 61761326
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 61156549
52.0%
19
France
KWD 52629094
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 47623662
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 46913382
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 45866745
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 67914970
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 59210469
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 114657916
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 105743011
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 99374633
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 86123543
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 82810507
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 82811375
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 82814235
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 79096326
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 77717271
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 76447738
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 75170696
41.0%
11
China
KWD 70078722
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 68667586
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 67527901
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 66421406
47.9%
15
India
KWD 14726921
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 112759561
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 92365175
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 85520730
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 85041544
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 82811483
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 82810000
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 82365848
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 78034921
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 77718185
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 77386042
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 76447489
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 72681430
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 92683556
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 89180158
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 86927842
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 86657521
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 84275409
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 82810681
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 78351092
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 77567870
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 77203567
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 76440353
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 70073053
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 70071098
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 127395586
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 127396749
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 126123264
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 121030004
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 121030004
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 117208004
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 95550088
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 95550061
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 74199095
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 63707516
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%.