Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
9,494,880 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 9,494,609 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
9,494,609 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 9,494,880 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 113,938,560 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 113,935,305 KWD per year, or 9,494,609 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 99126547
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 92859926
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 91720541
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 87732367
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 66654058
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 65577615
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 63806225
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 62144846
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 60296665
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 60182990
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 59936020
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 59025595
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 58970038
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 58365113
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 57541790
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 56982953
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 55760301
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 55235891
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 54695056
52.0%
19
France
KWD 47069518
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 42591788
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 41956878
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 41020625
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 60740020
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 52954882
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 102542616
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 94570012
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 88874706
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 77023606
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 74060569
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 74061436
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 74064296
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 70739013
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 69505791
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 68370872
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 67228578
41.0%
11
China
KWD 62674928
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 61412832
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 60393336
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 59404132
47.9%
15
India
KWD 13177910
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 100845093
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 82605628
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 76484736
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 76056030
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 74061544
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 74060062
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 73663025
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 69789787
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 69507027
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 69210100
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 68370622
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 65002147
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 82890356
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 79757147
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 77742762
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 77501047
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 75370663
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 74060742
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 70072304
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 69371870
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 69046093
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 68363487
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 62669259
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 62667304
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 113934142
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 113935305
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 112796435
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 108241632
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 108241632
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 104823475
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 85454005
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 85453978
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 66359015
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 56976794
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%.