Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,169,591 KWD
Pension
- 110 KWD
Social Security
** - 18.75 KWD
Unemployment
- 6.88 KWD
Total tax
- 136 KWD
Net pay
* 5,169,455 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
5,169,455 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 5,169,591 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 124,070,184 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 124,066,929 KWD per year, or 10,338,911 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 107941060
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 101117200
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 99876498
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 95533717
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 72581058
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 71408821
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 69479934
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 67673673
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 65657611
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 65534513
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 65265254
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 64273776
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 64213154
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 63554693
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 62658260
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 62049721
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 60717559
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 60147195
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 59558236
52.0%
19
France
KWD 51253879
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 46378979
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 45687342
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 44668010
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 66140176
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 57663089
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 111661078
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 102979260
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 96777373
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 83872584
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 80646124
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 80646992
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 80649852
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 77029063
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 75686081
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 74449846
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 73206135
41.0%
11
China
KWD 68247321
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 66873052
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 65763097
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 64685615
47.9%
15
India
KWD 14343758
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 109812401
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 89951056
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 83285588
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 82818889
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 80647100
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 80645617
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 80213119
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 75995406
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 75687074
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 75363643
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 74449597
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 70781884
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 90261112
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 86849284
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 84655823
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 84392577
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 82072733
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 80646298
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 76303253
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 75540509
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 75185736
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 74442461
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 68241652
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 68239697
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 124065766
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 124066929
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 122826742
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 117866675
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 117866675
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 114144569
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 93052723
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 93052696
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 72259775
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 62042606
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%.