Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
9,424,488 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 9,424,217 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
9,424,217 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 9,424,488 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 113,093,856 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 113,090,601 KWD per year, or 9,424,217 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 98391655
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 92171493
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 91040554
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 87081945
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 66159906
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 65091450
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 63333190
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 61683891
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 59849707
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 59736817
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 59491706
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 58588038
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 58532904
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 57932443
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 57115214
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 56560522
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 55347000
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 54826420
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 54289598
52.0%
19
France
KWD 46720655
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 42276039
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 41645858
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 40716532
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 60289793
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 52562345
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 101782383
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 93868908
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 88215837
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 76452587
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 73511511
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 73512378
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 73515238
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 70214593
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 68990521
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 67864050
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 66730211
41.0%
11
China
KWD 62210341
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 60957597
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 59945643
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 58963799
47.9%
15
India
KWD 13080710
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 100097461
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 81993218
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 75917728
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 75492190
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 73512486
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 73511004
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 73116923
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 69272405
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 68991777
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 68697060
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 67863800
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 64520273
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 82275833
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 79165855
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 77166400
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 76926479
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 74811892
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 73511685
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 69552811
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 68857572
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 68534213
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 67856664
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 62204672
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 62202716
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 113089438
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 113090601
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 111960178
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 107439163
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 107439163
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 104046348
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 84820477
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 84820450
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 65867051
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 56554442
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%.