Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
8,006,150 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 8,005,879 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
8,005,879 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 8,006,150 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 96,073,800 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 96,070,545 KWD per year, or 8,005,879 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 83584206
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 78300147
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 77339409
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 73976502
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 56203173
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 55295642
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 53801959
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 52396047
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 50843884
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 50746823
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 50539156
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 49771649
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 49725025
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 49214498
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 48520086
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 48048889
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 47019332
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 46575948
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 46119971
52.0%
19
France
KWD 39691372
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 35913959
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 35379073
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 34589312
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 51218103
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 44653057
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 86464332
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 79742261
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 74940194
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 64947029
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 62448475
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 62449342
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 62452202
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 59647975
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 58608287
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 57652016
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 56688548
41.0%
11
China
KWD 52849310
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 51785007
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 50925013
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 50091467
47.9%
15
India
KWD 11122209
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 85033333
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 69653677
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 64493016
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 64131303
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 62449450
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 62447968
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 62113457
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 58847621
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 58609951
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 58359759
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 57651766
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 54810927
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 69893743
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 67251815
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 65553190
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 65349437
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 63553125
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 62448648
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 59085477
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 58494911
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 58220263
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 57644631
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 52843641
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 52841686
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 96069382
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 96070545
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 95110322
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 91270110
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 91270110
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 88387896
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 72055435
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 72055408
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 55954401
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 48044414
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%.