Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
8,702,130 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 8,701,859 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
8,701,859 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 8,702,130 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 104,425,560 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 104,422,305 KWD per year, or 8,701,859 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 90850237
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 85106831
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 84062576
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 80407357
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 61088953
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 60102456
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 58478945
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 56953602
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 55263051
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 55158223
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 54932182
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 54097861
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 54047061
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 53492403
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 52737725
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 52225556
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 51105727
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 50624464
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 50128816
52.0%
19
France
KWD 43140649
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 39035838
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 38454191
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 37595945
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 55669591
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 48534153
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 93980916
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 86674222
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 81454566
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 70592819
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 67877119
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 67877986
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 67880846
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 64833026
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 63702861
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 62663072
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 61616003
41.0%
11
China
KWD 57442778
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 56286007
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 55351446
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 54445130
47.9%
15
India
KWD 12083247
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 92425317
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 75708703
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 70099135
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 69706102
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 67878094
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 67876612
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 67512870
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 63963074
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 63704325
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 63432284
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 62662822
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 59575314
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 75969648
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 73098047
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 71251805
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 71030304
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 69077814
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 67877292
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 64221809
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 63579880
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 63281329
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 62655687
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 57437109
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 57435154
45.0%
12
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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%.