Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
11,965,200 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 11,964,929 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
11,964,929 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 11,965,200 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 143,582,400 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 143,579,145 KWD per year, or 11,964,929 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 124916688
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 117019656
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 115583832
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 110558124
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 83995704
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 82638979
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 80406775
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 78321490
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 75982110
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 75840866
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 75528680
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 74381104
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 74310726
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 73549163
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 72511929
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 71807668
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 70264605
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 69605742
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 68924099
52.0%
19
France
KWD 59312424
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 53672626
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 52871740
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 51692408
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 76540187
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 66730493
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 127082292
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 104097412
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 96383163
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 95843293
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 93330040
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 93328558
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 92827767
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 87946639
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 87589058
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 87214582
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 86156926
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 81912920
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 104456249
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 100507835
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 97969496
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 97664787
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 94980063
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 93329238
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 88303266
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 87420522
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 87009904
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 86149791
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 78973371
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 78971416
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 143577982
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 143579145
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 142143836
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 136403280
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 136403280
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 132095808
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 107686885
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 107686858
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 83623884
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 71798714
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%.