Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
128,077 KWD
Pension
- 10.15 KWD
Social Security
** - 1.73 KWD
Unemployment
- 0.63 KWD
Total tax
- 12.52 KWD
Net pay
* 128,064 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
128,064 KWD
Net pay
15.23 KWD
Tax the employer pays
12.52 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
27.75 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 15.23 KWD to pay you 128,077 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 33,300,020 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 33,296,765 KWD per year, or 2,774,730 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 28971017
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 27139516
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 26806516
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 25640691
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 19480512
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 19166507
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 18648642
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 18140395
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 17628394
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 17589713
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 17520148
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 17254831
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 17239594
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 17060763
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 16819327
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 16656080
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 16305025
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 16146358
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 15988557
52.0%
19
France
KWD 13765801
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 12449183
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 12265768
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 11990751
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 17759678
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 15481830
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 29967930
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 27640024
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 25976645
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 22511954
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 21649245
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 21645517
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 21646385
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 20675921
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 20316281
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 19987748
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 19652646
41.0%
11
China
KWD 18323731
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 17954437
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 17654910
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 17368319
47.8%
15
India
KWD 3898818
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 29473453
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 24142687
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 22356116
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 22229804
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 21646493
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 21645011
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 21530208
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 20398681
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 20319450
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 20233476
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 19987498
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 19000682
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 24225818
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 23310169
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 22721071
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 22650712
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 22028269
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 21645691
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 20479602
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 20275095
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 20180105
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 19980363
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 18318062
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 18316107
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 33295602
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 33296765
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 32964280
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 31635019
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 31635019
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 30636018
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 24975100
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 24975073
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 19394323
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 16657524
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%.