Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
8,785,400 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 8,785,129 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
8,785,129 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 8,785,400 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 105,424,800 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 105,421,545 KWD per year, or 8,785,129 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 91719576
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 85921212
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 84866964
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 81176772
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 61673508
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 60677563
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 59038519
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 57498887
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 55791779
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 55686022
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 55457782
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 54615467
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 54564168
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 54004229
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 53242341
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 52725271
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 51594641
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 51108846
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 50608451
52.0%
19
France
KWD 43553335
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 39409353
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 38822112
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 37955672
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 56202186
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 48998504
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 94880232
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 87503591
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 82233974
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 71268305
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 68526625
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 68527492
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 68530352
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 65453387
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 64312397
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 63262616
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 62205545
41.0%
11
China
KWD 57992360
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 56824526
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 55881043
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 54966021
47.9%
15
India
KWD 12198230
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 93309726
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 76433152
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 70769874
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 70373095
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 68527600
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 68526118
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 68158879
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 64575109
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 64313837
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 64039182
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 63262366
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 60145345
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 76696595
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 73797515
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 71933611
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 71709987
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 69738811
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 68526798
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 64836342
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 64188267
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 63886857
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 63255231
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 57986691
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 57984736
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 105420382
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 105421545
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 104367812
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 100153560
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 100153560
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 96990816
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 79068685
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 79068658
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 61400517
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 52719914
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%.