Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
11,836,799 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 11,836,528 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
11,836,528 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 11,836,799 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 142,041,588 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 142,038,333 KWD per year, or 11,836,528 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 123576182
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 115763894
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 114343478
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 109371698
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 83094329
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 81752172
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 79543920
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 77480669
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 75166820
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 75027009
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 74718213
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 73582963
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 73513355
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 72759934
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 71733819
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 71037117
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 69510708
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 68858833
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 68184510
52.0%
19
France
KWD 58676069
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 53096672
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 52304413
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 51137715
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 75718934
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 66014472
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 127835342
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 117895526
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 110795068
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 96021253
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 92327537
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 92328404
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 92331264
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 88186309
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 86648638
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 85232689
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 83809084
41.0%
11
China
KWD 78131594
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 76558351
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 75287941
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 74053872
47.9%
15
India
KWD 16411731
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 125718549
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 102980324
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 95348893
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 94814801
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 92328512
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 92327030
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 91831632
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 87002891
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 86649200
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 86278755
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 85232439
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 81033941
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 103335308
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 99429267
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 96918161
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 96616726
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 93960816
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 92327710
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 87355666
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 86482399
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 86076191
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 85225304
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 78125925
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 78123969
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 142037170
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 142038333
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 140618432
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 134939509
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 134939509
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 130678261
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 106531276
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 106531249
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 82726500
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 71028308
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%.