Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
51,211 KWD
Pension
- 1.27 KWD
Social Security
** - 0.22 KWD
Unemployment
- 0.08 KWD
Total tax
- 1.56 KWD
Net pay
* 51,209 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
51,209 KWD
Net pay
1.90 KWD
Tax the employer pays
1.56 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
3.47 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1.90 KWD to pay you 51,211 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 106,518,880 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 106,515,625 KWD per year, or 8,876,302 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 92671426
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 86812887
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 85747698
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 82019213
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 62313545
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 61307255
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 59651204
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 58095927
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 56370689
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 56263915
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 56033268
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 55182200
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 55130354
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 54564635
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 53794852
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 53272414
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 52129959
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 51639201
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 51133610
52.0%
19
France
KWD 44005190
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 39818319
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 39224952
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 38349541
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 56785331
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 49506927
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 95864904
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 88411678
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 83087356
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 72007903
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 69237777
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 69238644
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 69241504
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 66132629
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 64979786
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 63919064
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 62851041
41.0%
11
China
KWD 58594104
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 57414156
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 56460905
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 55536350
47.9%
15
India
KWD 12324126
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 94278075
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 77226360
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 71504276
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 71103393
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 69238752
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 69237270
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 68866201
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 65245233
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 64981200
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 64703683
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 63918814
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 60769479
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 77492538
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 74563371
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 72680129
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 72454180
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 70462545
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 69237950
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 65509201
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 64854398
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 64549856
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 63911679
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 58588435
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 58586480
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 106514462
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 106515625
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 105450951
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 101192936
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 101192936
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 97997370
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 79889245
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 79889218
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 62037720
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 53266954
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%.