Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
9,002,076 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 9,001,805 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
9,001,805 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 9,002,076 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 108,024,912 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 108,021,657 KWD per year, or 9,001,805 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 93981673
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 88040303
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 86960054
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 83178858
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 63194574
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 62174045
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 60494582
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 58917769
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 57167576
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 57059401
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 56825441
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 55962325
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 55909725
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 55336048
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 54555398
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 54025572
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 52866839
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 52369250
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 51856505
52.0%
19
France
KWD 44627181
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 40381272
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 39779473
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 38891712
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 57588046
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 50206786
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 97220333
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 89661684
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 84262061
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 73025980
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 70216697
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 70217565
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 70220425
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 67067623
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 65898465
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 64822683
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 63739585
41.0%
11
China
KWD 59422422
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 58225800
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 57259102
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 56321425
47.9%
15
India
KWD 12497426
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 95611035
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 78318233
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 72515200
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 72108670
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 70217673
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 70216191
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 69839851
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 66167677
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 65899843
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 65618386
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 64822434
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 61628618
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 78588177
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 75617594
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 73707733
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 73478583
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 71458785
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 70216871
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 66435410
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 65771346
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 65462493
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 64815298
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 59416753
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 59414797
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 108020494
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 108021657
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 106941923
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 102623666
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 102623666
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 99382919
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 81018769
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 81018742
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 62914848
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 54019970
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%.