Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
9,000,000 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 8,999,729 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
8,999,729 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 9,000,000 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 108,000,000 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 107,996,745 KWD per year, or 8,999,729 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 93960000
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 88020000
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 86940000
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 83159676
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 63180000
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 62159707
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 60480631
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 58904174
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 57154394
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 57046242
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 56812337
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 55949421
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 55896834
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 55323288
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 54542817
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 54013113
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 52854650
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 52357174
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 51844547
52.0%
19
France
KWD 44616893
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 40371960
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 39770300
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 38882744
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 57574768
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 50195210
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 97197912
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 89641007
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 84242630
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 73009140
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 70200505
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 70201372
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 70204232
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 67052157
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 65883269
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 64807736
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 63724887
41.0%
11
China
KWD 59408720
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 58212374
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 57245899
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 56308439
47.9%
15
India
KWD 12494559
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 95588986
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 78300172
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 72498477
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 72092041
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 70201480
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 70199998
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 69823745
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 66152419
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 65884647
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 65603256
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 64807486
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 61614406
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 78570053
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 75600155
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 73690735
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 73461638
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 71442306
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 70200678
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 66420090
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 65756178
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 65447397
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 64800351
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 59403051
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 59401096
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 107995582
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 107996745
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 106917260
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 102600000
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 102600000
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 99360000
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 81000085
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 81000058
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 62900339
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 54007514
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%.