Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
8,315,840 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 8,315,569 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
8,315,569 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 8,315,840 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 99,790,080 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 99,786,825 KWD per year, or 8,315,569 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 86817370
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 81328915
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 80331014
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 76838037
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 58377197
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 57434528
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 55883076
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 54424021
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 52810280
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 52709762
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 52493920
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 51696682
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 51648200
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 51118036
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 50396808
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 49907379
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 48837654
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 48377415
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 47903786
52.0%
19
France
KWD 41226196
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 37303101
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 36747408
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 35927173
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 53198880
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 46380027
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 89808984
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 82826774
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 77838892
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 67459234
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 64864057
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 64864924
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 64867784
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 61955165
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 60875218
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 59881784
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 58881116
41.0%
11
China
KWD 54893264
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 53787815
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 52894641
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 52028715
47.9%
15
India
KWD 11549842
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 88322542
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 72347980
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 66987569
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 66611919
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 64865032
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 64863550
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 64516032
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 61123843
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 60876793
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 60616879
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 59881534
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 56930934
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 72597336
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 69853211
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 68088901
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 67877251
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 66011444
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 64864230
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 61370989
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 60757568
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 60472284
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 59874399
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 54887595
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 54885640
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 99785662
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 99786825
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 98789439
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 94800576
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 94800576
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 91806874
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 74842645
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 74842618
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 58118799
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 49902554
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%.