Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
10,802,589 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 10,802,318 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
10,802,318 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 10,802,589 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 129,631,068 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 129,627,813 KWD per year, or 10,802,318 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 112779029
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 105649320
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 104353010
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 99815598
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 75834175
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 74609360
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 72594029
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 70708248
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 68600041
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 68471772
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 68190279
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 67154314
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 67090911
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 66403067
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 65466506
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 64830687
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 63438420
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 62842834
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 62227460
52.0%
19
France
KWD 53550524
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 48457632
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 47734859
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 46669928
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 69104127
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 60247254
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 116665874
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 107594794
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 101114863
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 87631742
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 84260699
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 84261566
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 84264426
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 80481445
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 79078221
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 77786377
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 76487001
41.0%
11
China
KWD 71305808
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 69869970
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 68710365
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 67584431
47.9%
15
India
KWD 14983650
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 114734234
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 93982697
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 87018332
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 86530779
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 84261674
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 84260192
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 83808231
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 79401448
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 79079080
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 78741101
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 77786127
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 73954174
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 94306655
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 90741903
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 88450153
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 88175091
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 85751257
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 84260872
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 79723196
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 78926254
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 78555565
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 77778992
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 71300139
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 71298183
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 129626650
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 129627813
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 128332018
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 123149515
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 123149515
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 119260583
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 97223386
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 97223359
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 75498489
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 64823048
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%.