Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
9,141,665 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 9,141,394 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
9,141,394 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 9,141,665 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 109,699,980 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 109,696,725 KWD per year, or 9,141,394 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 95438983
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 89405484
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 88308484
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 84468660
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 64174488
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 63138122
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 61432620
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 59831853
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 58053905
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 57944172
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 57706527
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 56830010
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 56776573
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 56194045
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 55401307
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 54863264
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 53686425
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 53181239
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 52660538
52.0%
19
France
KWD 45318984
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 41007411
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 40396233
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 39494737
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 58480857
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 50985197
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 98727894
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 91051991
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 85568614
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 74158326
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 71305492
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 71306359
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 71309219
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 68107561
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 66920257
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 65827724
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 64727858
41.0%
11
China
KWD 60343709
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 59128541
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 58146888
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 57194616
47.9%
15
India
KWD 12690176
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 97093606
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 79532658
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 73639589
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 73226778
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 71306467
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 71304985
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 70922783
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 67193656
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 66921594
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 66635756
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 65827474
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 62584186
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 79806789
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 76790141
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 74850673
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 74617965
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 72566843
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 71305665
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 67465577
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 66791211
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 66477564
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 65820339
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 60338040
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 60336085
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 109695562
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 109696725
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 108600240
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 104214981
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 104214981
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 100923982
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 82275070
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 82275043
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 63890424
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 54857504
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%.