Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
9,001,980 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 9,001,709 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
9,001,709 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 9,001,980 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 108,023,760 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 108,020,505 KWD per year, or 9,001,709 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 93980671
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 88039364
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 86959127
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 83177971
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 63193900
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 62173382
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 60493937
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 58917140
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 57166967
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 57058792
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 56824835
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 55961728
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 55909129
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 55335458
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 54554816
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 54024996
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 52866275
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 52368691
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 51855952
52.0%
19
France
KWD 44626706
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 40380842
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 39779049
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 38891297
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 57587432
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 50206251
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 97219296
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 89660728
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 84261162
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 73025202
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 70215949
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 70216816
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 70219676
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 67066908
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 65897763
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 64821992
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 63738905
41.0%
11
China
KWD 59421788
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 58225179
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 57258492
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 56320824
47.9%
15
India
KWD 12497293
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 95610016
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 78317398
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 72514426
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 72107901
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 70216924
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 70215442
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 69839106
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 66166972
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 65899140
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 65617687
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 64821742
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 61627961
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 78587339
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 75616787
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 73706947
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 73477800
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 71458023
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 70216122
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 66434702
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 65770644
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 65461795
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 64814607
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 59416119
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 59414164
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 108019342
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 108020505
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 106940783
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 102622572
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 102622572
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 99381859
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 81017905
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 81017878
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 62914177
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 54019394
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%.