Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
10,802,388 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 10,802,117 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
10,802,117 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 10,802,388 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 129,628,656 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 129,625,401 KWD per year, or 10,802,117 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 112776931
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 105647355
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 104351068
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 99813741
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 75832764
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 74607971
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 72592678
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 70706932
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 68598765
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 68470498
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 68189010
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 67153064
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 67089663
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 66401832
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 65465288
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 64829481
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 63437239
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 62841665
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 62226302
52.0%
19
France
KWD 53549528
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 48456730
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 47733971
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 46669060
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 69102841
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 60246133
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 116663703
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 107592792
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 101112981
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 87630111
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 84259131
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 84259998
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 84262858
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 80479947
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 79076749
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 77784930
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 76485578
41.0%
11
China
KWD 71304481
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 69868670
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 68709087
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 67583173
47.9%
15
India
KWD 14983372
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 114732099
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 93980948
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 87016713
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 86529169
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 84260106
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 84258624
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 83806672
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 79399970
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 79077609
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 78739636
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 77784680
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 73952798
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 94304900
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 90740215
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 88448507
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 88173450
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 85749662
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 84259305
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 79721713
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 78924785
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 78554103
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 77777544
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 71298812
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 71296856
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 129624238
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 129625401
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 128329630
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 123147223
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 123147223
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 119258364
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 97221577
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 97221550
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 75497084
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 64821842
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%.