Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
9,429,264 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 9,428,993 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
9,428,993 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 9,429,264 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 113,151,168 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 113,147,913 KWD per year, or 9,428,993 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 98441516
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 92218202
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 91086690
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 87126075
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 66193433
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 65124436
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 63365285
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 61715166
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 59880032
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 59767089
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 59521852
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 58617726
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 58562563
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 57961799
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 57144157
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 56589183
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 55375042
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 54854202
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 54317108
52.0%
19
France
KWD 46744325
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 42297462
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 41666960
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 40737164
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 60320340
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 52588978
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 100148187
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 82034769
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 75956199
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 75530446
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 73549739
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 73548257
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 73153976
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 69307509
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 69026736
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 68731869
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 67898187
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 64552968
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 82317528
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 79205973
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 77205505
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 76965463
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 74849804
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 73548937
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 69588058
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 68892467
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 68568943
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 67891052
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 62236194
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 62234238
45.0%
12
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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%.