Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
11,203,746 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 11,203,475 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
11,203,475 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 11,203,746 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 134,444,952 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 134,441,697 KWD per year, or 11,203,475 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 116967108
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 109572636
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 108228186
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 103522289
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 78650297
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 77379967
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 75289804
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 73335184
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 71147212
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 71014466
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 70722382
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 69647906
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 69582096
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 68868816
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 67897518
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 67238083
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 65793784
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 65176364
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 64538124
52.0%
19
France
KWD 55538658
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 50257057
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 49507332
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 48402926
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 71669927
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 62484285
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 120998369
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 111590318
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 104869692
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 90885927
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 87389724
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 87390591
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 87393451
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 83470064
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 82014690
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 80674707
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 79327144
41.0%
11
China
KWD 73953444
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 72464308
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 71261724
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 70093845
47.9%
15
India
KWD 15537585
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 118994911
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 97472762
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 90249651
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 89744047
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 87390699
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 87389217
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 86920407
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 82349952
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 82015434
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 81664862
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 80674458
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 76700326
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 97808756
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 94111622
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 91734786
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 91449494
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 88935642
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 87389897
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 82683735
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 81857187
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 81472721
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 80667322
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 73947775
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 73945819
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 134440534
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 134441697
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 133097763
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 127722704
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 127722704
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 123689356
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 100833799
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 100833772
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 78302143
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 67229990
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%.