Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
9,239,360 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 9,239,089 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
9,239,089 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 9,239,360 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 110,872,320 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 110,869,065 KWD per year, or 9,239,089 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 96458918
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 90360941
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 89252218
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 85371362
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 64860307
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 63812856
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 62089130
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 60471599
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 58674225
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 58563402
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 58323178
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 57437282
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 57383259
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 56794536
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 55993339
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 55449544
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 54260034
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 53749531
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 53223261
52.0%
19
France
KWD 45803161
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 41445631
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 40827888
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 39916779
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 59105714
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 51529988
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 99783000
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 92025033
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 86483039
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 74950828
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 72067513
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 72068380
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 72071240
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 68835389
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 67635384
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 66531128
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 65419527
41.0%
11
China
KWD 60988496
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 59760349
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 58768229
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 57805741
47.9%
15
India
KWD 12825077
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 98131222
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 80382604
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 74426522
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 74009315
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 72068488
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 72067006
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 71680700
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 67911715
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 67636694
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 67347788
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 66530878
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 63252965
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 80659666
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 77610779
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 75650590
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 75415390
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 73342346
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 72067686
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 68186566
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 67504990
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 67187988
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 66523743
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 60982827
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 60980872
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 110867902
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 110869065
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 109760857
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 105328704
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 105328704
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 102002534
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 83154325
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 83154298
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 64573207
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 55443674
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%.