Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
11,375,000 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 11,374,729 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
11,374,729 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 11,375,000 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 136,500,000 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 136,496,745 KWD per year, or 11,374,729 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 118755000
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 111247500
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 109882500
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 105104676
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 79852500
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 78562739
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 76440631
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 74456624
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 72234599
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 72099942
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 71803337
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 70712421
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 70645584
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 69921444
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 68935317
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 68265801
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 66799289
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 66172549
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 65524547
52.0%
19
France
KWD 56387393
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 51025232
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 50264000
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 49142744
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 72765268
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 63439274
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 122847912
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 113296007
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 106472630
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 92275140
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 88725505
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 88726372
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 88729232
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 84745906
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 83268269
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 81907736
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 80539602
41.0%
11
China
KWD 75083720
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 73571832
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 72350899
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 71165115
47.9%
15
India
KWD 15774059
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 120813795
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 98962672
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 91629102
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 91115791
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 88726480
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 88724998
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 88248995
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 83608669
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 83268964
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 82913016
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 81907486
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 77872659
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 99303803
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 95550155
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 93136997
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 92847338
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 90295056
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 88725678
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 83947590
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 83108403
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 82718055
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 81900351
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 75078051
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 75076096
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 136495582
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 136496745
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 135132260
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 129675000
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 129675000
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 125580000
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 102375085
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 102375058
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 79499024
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 68257514
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%.