Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
10,800,053 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 10,799,782 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
10,799,782 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 10,800,053 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 129,600,636 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 129,597,381 KWD per year, or 10,799,782 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 112752553
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 105624518
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 104328512
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 99792165
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 75816372
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 74591845
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 72576987
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 70691641
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 68583939
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 68455698
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 68174272
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 67138550
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 67075163
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 66387479
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 65451138
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 64815468
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 63423530
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 62828082
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 62212853
52.0%
19
France
KWD 53537955
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 48446257
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 47723654
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 46658973
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 69087907
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 60233112
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 116638485
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 107569535
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 101091126
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 87611170
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 84240918
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 84241785
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 84244645
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 80462551
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 79059657
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 77768118
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 76469046
41.0%
11
China
KWD 71289070
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 69853569
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 68694236
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 67568567
47.9%
15
India
KWD 14980148
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 114707299
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 93960633
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 86997904
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 86510466
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 84241893
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 84240411
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 83788557
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 79382808
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 79060517
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 78722618
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 77767868
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 73936813
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 94284516
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 90720601
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 88429388
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 88154391
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 85731127
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 84241092
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 79704481
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 78907725
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 78537123
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 77760732
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 71283401
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 71281445
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 129596218
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 129597381
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 128301890
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 123120604
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 123120604
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 119232585
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 97200562
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 97200535
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 75480765
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 64807832
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%.