Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
8,098,605 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 8,098,334 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
8,098,334 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 8,098,605 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 97,183,260 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 97,180,005 KWD per year, or 8,098,334 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 84549436
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 79204357
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 78232524
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 74830786
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 56852207
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 55934186
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 54423257
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 53001479
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 51430933
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 51332840
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 51122732
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 50346349
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 50299171
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 49782781
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 49080363
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 48603724
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 47562174
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 47113759
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 46652512
52.0%
19
France
KWD 40149579
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 36328674
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 35787577
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 34988717
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 51809445
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 45168627
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 87462846
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 80663113
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 75805572
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 65697024
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 63169624
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 63170491
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 63173351
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 60336765
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 59285058
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 58317692
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 57343119
41.0%
11
China
KWD 53459513
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 52382926
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 51513027
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 50669814
47.9%
15
India
KWD 11249875
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 86015295
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 70458036
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 65237741
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 64871867
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 63170599
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 63169117
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 62830723
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 59527165
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 59286695
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 59033601
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 58317442
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 55443835
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 70700875
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 68028437
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 66310202
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 66104092
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 64287032
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 63169797
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 59767794
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 59170406
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 58892582
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 58310307
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 53453844
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 53451889
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 97178842
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 97180005
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 96208688
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 92324097
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 92324097
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 89408599
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 72887530
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 72887503
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 56600561
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 48599144
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%.