Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
8,257,536 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 8,257,265 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
8,257,265 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 8,257,536 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 99,090,432 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 99,087,177 KWD per year, or 8,257,265 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 86208676
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 80758702
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 79767798
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 76299308
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 57967903
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 57031849
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 55491273
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 54042223
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 52440075
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 52340208
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 52125905
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 51334264
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 51286132
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 50759665
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 50043485
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 49557489
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 48495326
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 48038261
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 47567955
52.0%
19
France
KWD 40937241
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 37041573
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 36489797
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 35675299
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 52825968
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 46054898
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 89179301
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 82246066
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 77293167
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 66986272
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 64409285
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 64410153
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 64413013
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 61520801
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 60448433
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 59461995
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 58468331
41.0%
11
China
KWD 54508458
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 53410755
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 52523828
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 51663998
47.9%
15
India
KWD 11469333
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 87703297
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 71840735
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 66517930
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 66144904
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 64410261
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 64408779
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 64063710
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 60695308
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 60450024
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 60191941
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 59461746
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 56531810
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 72088342
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 69363458
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 67611514
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 67401350
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 65548627
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 64409459
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 60940705
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 60331587
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 60048306
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 59454610
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 54502789
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 54500833
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 99086014
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 99087177
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 98096788
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 94135910
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 94135910
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 91163197
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 74317909
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 74317882
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 57711317
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 49552730
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%.