Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
8,972,340 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 8,972,069 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
8,972,069 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 8,972,340 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 107,668,080 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 107,664,825 KWD per year, or 8,972,069 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 93671230
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 87749485
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 86672804
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 82904097
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 62985827
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 61968672
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 60294756
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 58723045
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 56978766
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 56870922
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 56637748
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 55777486
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 55725065
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 55153273
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 54375198
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 53847122
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 52692246
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 52196275
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 51685226
52.0%
19
France
KWD 44479810
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 40247889
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 39648087
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 38763253
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 57397854
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 50040965
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 96899184
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 89365514
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 83983732
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 72784762
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 69984757
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 69985624
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 69988484
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 66846090
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 65680798
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 64608584
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 63529058
41.0%
11
China
KWD 59226164
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 58033493
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 57069981
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 56135413
47.9%
15
India
KWD 12456365
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 95295210
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 78059530
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 72275676
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 71870484
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 69985732
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 69984250
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 69609159
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 65949118
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 65682184
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 65401661
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 64608334
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 61425058
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 78328581
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 75367811
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 73464257
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 73235866
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 71222741
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 69984930
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 66215959
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 65554088
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 65246257
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 64601199
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 59220495
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 59218540
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 107663662
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 107664825
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 106588659
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 102284676
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 102284676
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 99054634
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 80751145
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 80751118
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 62707025
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 53841554
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%.