Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
8,785,152 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 8,784,881 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
8,784,881 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 8,785,152 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 105,421,824 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 105,418,569 KWD per year, or 8,784,881 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 91716987
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 85918787
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 84864568
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 81174480
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 61671767
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 60675850
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 59036853
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 57497263
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 55790204
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 55684450
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 55456217
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 54613925
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 54562627
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 54002705
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 53240838
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 52723782
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 51593185
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 51107403
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 50607023
52.0%
19
France
KWD 43552106
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 39408241
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 38821016
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 37954600
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 56200600
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 48997121
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 94877554
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 87501121
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 82231652
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 71266293
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 68524690
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 68525558
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 68528418
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 65451540
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 64310582
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 63260830
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 62203789
41.0%
11
China
KWD 57990723
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 56822922
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 55879466
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 54964469
47.9%
15
India
KWD 12197888
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 93307092
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 76430995
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 70767877
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 70371109
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 68525666
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 68524183
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 68156955
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 64573286
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 64312022
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 64037375
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 63260581
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 60143647
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 76694430
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 73795432
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 71931581
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 71707963
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 69736842
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 68524864
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 64834511
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 64186455
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 63885053
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 63253445
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 57985054
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 57983099
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 105417406
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 105418569
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 104364866
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 100150733
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 100150733
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 96988078
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 79066453
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 79066426
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 61398783
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 52718426
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%.