Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
11,242,896 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 11,242,625 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
11,242,625 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 11,242,896 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 134,914,752 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 134,911,497 KWD per year, or 11,242,625 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 117375834
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 109955523
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 108606375
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 103884035
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 78925130
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 77650358
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 75552892
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 73591554
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 71395797
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 71262614
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 70969497
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 69891262
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 69825218
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 69109455
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 68134767
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 67473027
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 66023650
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 65404100
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 64763628
52.0%
19
France
KWD 55732685
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 50432668
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 49680312
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 48572054
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 71920331
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 62702603
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 121421189
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 111980252
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 105236136
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 91203512
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 87695094
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 87695961
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 87698821
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 83761732
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 82301268
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 80956587
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 79604322
41.0%
11
China
KWD 74211834
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 72717497
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 71510718
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 70338746
47.9%
15
India
KWD 15591645
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 119410722
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 97813367
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 90565005
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 90057638
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 87696069
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 87694587
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 87224133
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 82637704
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 82302001
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 81950200
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 80956338
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 76968330
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 98150535
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 94440482
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 92055343
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 91769052
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 89246414
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 87695267
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 82972662
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 82143225
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 81757414
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 80949202
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 74206165
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 74204209
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 134910334
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 134911497
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 133562865
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 128169014
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 128169014
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 124121572
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 101186149
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 101186122
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 78575759
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 67464890
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%.