Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,705,693 KWD
Pension
- 110 KWD
Social Security
** - 18.75 KWD
Unemployment
- 6.88 KWD
Total tax
- 136 KWD
Net pay
* 3,705,557 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
3,705,557 KWD
Net pay
165 KWD
Tax the employer pays
136 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
301 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 165 KWD to pay you 3,705,693 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 88,936,632 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 88,933,377 KWD per year, or 7,411,115 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 77374870
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 72483355
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 71593989
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 68480882
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 52027930
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 51187881
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 49805145
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 48501294
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 47067395
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 46976971
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 46785006
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 46074596
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 46031541
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 45558726
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 44915816
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 44479632
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 43527218
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 43116206
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 42694131
52.0%
19
France
KWD 36743722
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 33246092
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 32751168
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 32019931
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 47413993
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 41336386
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 80040881
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 73818412
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 69373203
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 60122303
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 57809315
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 57810183
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 57813043
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 55216983
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 54254615
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 53369715
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 52477691
41.0%
11
China
KWD 48923868
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 47938584
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 47142314
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 46370955
47.9%
15
India
KWD 10300934
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 78716361
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 64479230
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 59702192
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 59367243
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 57810291
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 57808809
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 57499278
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 54476106
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 54256450
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 54024929
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 53369466
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 50739422
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 64701453
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 62255798
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 60683322
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 60494735
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 58831888
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 57809489
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 54696118
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 54149446
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 53895225
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 53362330
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 48918199
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 48916243
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 88932214
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 88933377
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 88044526
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 84489800
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 84489800
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 81821701
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 66702559
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 66702532
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 51797643
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 44475830
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%.