Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
10,439,997 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 10,439,726 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
10,439,726 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 10,439,997 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 125,279,964 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 125,276,709 KWD per year, or 10,439,726 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 108993569
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 102103171
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 100850371
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 96465248
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 73288779
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 72105104
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 70157411
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 68333850
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 66297742
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 66173519
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 65901599
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 64900442
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 64839215
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 64174362
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 63269199
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 62654725
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 61309487
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 60733636
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 60138930
52.0%
19
France
KWD 51753518
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 46831194
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 46132783
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 45103531
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 66784989
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 58225278
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 110883154
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 90828146
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 84097653
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 83626417
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 81433457
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 81431974
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 80995242
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 76736397
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 76425011
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 76098415
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 75175465
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 71472021
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 91141227
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 87696130
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 85481286
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 85215470
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 82873002
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 81432655
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 77047267
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 76277084
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 75918848
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 75168329
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 68907031
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 68905076
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 125275546
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 125276709
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 124024425
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 119015966
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 119015966
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 115257567
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 93960058
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 93960031
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 72964363
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 62647496
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%.