Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
8,790,103 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 8,789,832 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
8,789,832 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 8,790,103 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 105,481,236 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 105,477,981 KWD per year, or 8,789,832 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 91768675
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 85967207
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 84912395
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 81220227
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 61706523
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 60710045
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 59070123
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 57529685
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 55821641
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 55715831
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 55487468
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 54644701
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 54593373
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 54033137
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 53270841
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 52753494
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 51622255
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 51136203
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 50635541
52.0%
19
France
KWD 43576643
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 39430449
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 38842891
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 37975989
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 56232267
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 49024730
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 94931025
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 87550433
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 82277994
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 71306456
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 68563308
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 68564175
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 68567035
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 65488425
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 64346823
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 63296478
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 62238842
41.0%
11
China
KWD 58023400
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 56854941
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 55910954
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 54995440
47.9%
15
India
KWD 12204724
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 93359676
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 76474068
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 70807757
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 70410766
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 68564283
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 68562801
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 68195365
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 64609676
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 64348262
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 64073459
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 63296228
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 60177540
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 76737652
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 73837021
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 71972119
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 71748375
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 69776143
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 68563482
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 64871050
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 64222628
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 63921056
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 63289092
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 58017731
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 58015775
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 105476818
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 105477981
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 104423684
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 100207174
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 100207174
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 97042737
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 79111012
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 79110985
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 61433385
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 52748132
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%.