Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
11,215,360 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 11,215,089 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
11,215,089 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 11,215,360 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 134,584,320 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 134,581,065 KWD per year, or 11,215,089 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 117088358
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 109686221
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 108340378
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 103629602
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 78731827
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 77460179
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 75367850
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 73411237
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 71220956
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 71088080
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 70795690
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 69720098
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 69654219
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 68940202
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 67967899
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 67307780
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 65861974
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 65243923
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 64605021
52.0%
19
France
KWD 55596217
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 50309153
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 49558647
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 48453099
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 71744210
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 62549050
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 121123800
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 111705993
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 104978399
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 90980140
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 87480313
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 87481180
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 87484040
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 83556588
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 82099704
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 80758328
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 79409370
41.0%
11
China
KWD 74030096
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 72539418
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 71335589
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 70166496
47.9%
15
India
KWD 15553622
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 119118263
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 97573804
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 90343202
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 89837075
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 87481288
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 87479806
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 87010508
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 82435315
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 82100445
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 81749508
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 80758078
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 76779831
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 97910146
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 94209179
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 91829881
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 91544293
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 89027834
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 87480486
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 82769446
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 81942041
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 81557176
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 80750943
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 74024427
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 74022472
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 134579902
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 134581065
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 133235737
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 127855104
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 127855104
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 123817574
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 100938325
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 100938298
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 78383313
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 67299674
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%.