Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
8,582,683 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 8,582,412 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
8,582,412 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 8,582,683 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 102,992,196 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 102,988,941 KWD per year, or 8,582,412 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 89603211
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 83938640
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 82908718
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 79303667
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 60250435
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 59277490
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 57676261
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 56171415
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 54504615
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 54401120
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 54178233
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 53355378
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 53305295
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 52758211
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 52013876
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 51508739
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 50404403
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 49929641
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 49440802
52.0%
19
France
KWD 42548670
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 38500048
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 37926427
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 37079934
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 54905608
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 47868063
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 92690889
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 85484530
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 80336542
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 69623864
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 66945432
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 66946299
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 66949159
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 63943146
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 62828509
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 61803054
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 60770333
41.0%
11
China
KWD 56654428
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 55513526
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 54591763
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 53697936
47.9%
15
India
KWD 11918310
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 91156674
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 74669514
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 69136989
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 68749332
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 66946407
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 66944925
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 66586200
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 63085139
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 62830007
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 62561716
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 61802804
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 58757630
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 74926876
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 72094693
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 70273785
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 70055330
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 68129644
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 66945606
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 63340290
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 62707176
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 62412728
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 61795668
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 56648759
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 56646803
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 102987778
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 102988941
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 101959534
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 97842586
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 97842586
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 94752820
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 77244232
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 77244205
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 59983744
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 51503612
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%.