Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
8,641,360 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 8,641,089 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
8,641,089 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 8,641,360 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 103,696,320 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 103,693,065 KWD per year, or 8,641,089 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 90215798
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 84512501
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 83475538
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 79845842
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 60662347
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 59682745
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 58070570
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 56555656
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 54877188
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 54773038
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 54548602
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 53720114
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 53669679
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 53118874
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 52369459
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 51860868
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 50748921
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 50270965
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 49778781
52.0%
19
France
KWD 42839473
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 38763249
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 38185685
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 37333419
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 55280906
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 48195272
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 93324600
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 86068953
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 80885759
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 70099852
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 67403113
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 67403980
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 67406840
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 64380289
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 63258024
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 62225528
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 61185759
41.0%
11
China
KWD 57041696
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 55892999
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 54964949
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 54064987
47.9%
15
India
KWD 11999334
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 91779881
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 75180004
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 69609632
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 69219335
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 67404088
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 67402606
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 67041416
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 63516415
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 63259506
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 62989373
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 62225278
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 59159308
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 75439126
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 72587579
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 70754226
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 70534275
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 68595422
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 67403286
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 63773326
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 63135882
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 62839419
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 62218143
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 57036027
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 57034072
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 103691902
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 103693065
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 102656617
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 98511504
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 98511504
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 95400614
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 77772325
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 77772298
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 60393832
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 51855674
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%.