Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
8,256,002 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 8,255,731 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
8,255,731 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 8,256,002 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 99,072,024 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 99,068,769 KWD per year, or 8,255,731 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 86192661
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 80743700
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 79752979
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 76285134
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 57957134
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 57021255
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 55480965
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 54032178
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 52430335
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 52330485
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 52116222
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 51324729
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 51276606
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 50750236
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 50034189
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 49548284
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 48486319
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 48029337
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 47559119
52.0%
19
France
KWD 40929639
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 37034692
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 36483019
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 35668672
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 52816157
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 46046344
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 89162734
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 82230787
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 77278808
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 66973828
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 64397320
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 64398188
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 64401048
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 61509372
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 60437204
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 59450950
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 58457471
41.0%
11
China
KWD 54498333
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 53400834
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 52514072
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 51654402
47.9%
15
India
KWD 11467215
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 87687004
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 71827390
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 66505574
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 66132617
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 64398296
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 64396813
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 64051809
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 60684033
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 60438796
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 60180760
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 59450701
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 56521309
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 72074951
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 69350572
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 67598953
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 67388829
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 65536450
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 64397494
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 60929384
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 60320380
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 60037151
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 59443565
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 54492664
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 54490709
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 99067606
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 99068769
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 98078564
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 94118423
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 94118423
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 91146262
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 74304103
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 74304076
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 57700596
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 49543526
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%.