Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
8,345,750 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 8,345,479 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
8,345,479 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 8,345,750 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 100,149,000 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 100,145,745 KWD per year, or 8,345,479 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 87129630
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 81621435
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 80619945
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 77114406
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 58587165
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 57641103
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 56084071
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 54619883
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 53000195
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 52899344
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 52682711
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 51882603
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 51833941
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 51301880
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 50578062
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 50086873
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 49013268
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 48551401
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 48076067
52.0%
19
France
KWD 41374430
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 37437264
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 36879562
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 36056384
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 53390185
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 46546819
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 90132012
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 83124677
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 78118850
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 67701864
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 65097355
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 65098222
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 65101082
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 62177995
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 61094159
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 60097136
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 59092876
41.0%
11
China
KWD 55090670
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 53981247
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 53084869
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 52215815
47.9%
15
India
KWD 11591143
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 88640215
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 72608197
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 67228494
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 66851499
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 65098330
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 65096848
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 64748074
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 61343681
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 61095726
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 60834872
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 60096886
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 57135686
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 72858451
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 70104455
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 68333801
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 68121388
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 66248869
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 65097528
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 61591725
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 60976097
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 60689785
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 60089751
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 55085001
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 55083046
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 100144582
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 100145745
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 99144770
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 95141550
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 95141550
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 92137080
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 75111835
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 75111808
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 58327838
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 50082014
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%.