Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
11,800,512 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 11,800,241 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
11,800,241 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 11,800,512 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 141,606,144 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 141,602,889 KWD per year, or 11,800,241 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 123197345
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 115409007
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 113992946
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 109036407
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 82839594
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 81501555
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 79300072
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 77243047
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 74936413
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 74797007
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 74489169
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 73357403
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 73288013
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 72536893
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 71513920
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 70819354
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 69297652
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 68647752
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 67975497
52.0%
19
France
KWD 58496230
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 52933903
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 52144082
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 50980956
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 75486842
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 65812119
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 127443442
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 117534107
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 110455422
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 95726893
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 92044499
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 92045366
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 92048226
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 87915971
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 86383017
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 84971422
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 83552176
41.0%
11
China
KWD 77892099
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 76323678
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 75057155
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 73826881
47.9%
15
India
KWD 16361624
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 125333146
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 102664627
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 95056602
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 94524142
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 92045474
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 92043991
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 91550118
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 86736182
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 86383589
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 86014283
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 84971173
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 80785535
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 103018523
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 99124456
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 96621047
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 96320537
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 93672770
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 92044672
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 87087868
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 86217279
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 85812317
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 84964037
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 77886430
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 77884475
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 141601726
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 141602889
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 140187343
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 134525837
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 134525837
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 130277652
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 106204693
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 106204666
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 82472893
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 70810586
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%.