Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
10,811,844 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 10,811,573 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
10,811,573 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 10,811,844 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 129,742,128 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 129,738,873 KWD per year, or 10,811,573 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 112875651
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 105739834
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 104442413
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 99901114
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 75899145
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 74673280
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 72656223
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 70768853
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 68658807
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 68530434
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 68248697
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 67211843
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 67148385
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 66459954
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 65522592
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 64886227
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 63492760
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 62896670
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 62280769
52.0%
19
France
KWD 53596392
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 48499146
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 47775752
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 46709910
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 69163322
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 60298864
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 116765828
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 107686974
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 101201489
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 87706818
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 84332888
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 84333755
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 84336615
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 80550394
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 79145967
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 77853013
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 76552525
41.0%
11
China
KWD 71366891
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 69929823
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 68769227
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 67642325
47.9%
15
India
KWD 14996430
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 114832531
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 94063215
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 87092881
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 86604912
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 84333863
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 84332381
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 83880031
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 79469472
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 79146824
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 78808555
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 77852763
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 74017530
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 94387451
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 90819645
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 88525932
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 88250634
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 85824724
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 84333061
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 79791498
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 78993873
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 78622866
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 77845628
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 71361222
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 71359266
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 129737710
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 129738873
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 128441967
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 123255022
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 123255022
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 119362758
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 97306681
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 97306654
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 75563172
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 64878578
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%.