Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,484,921 KWD
Pension
- 110 KWD
Social Security
** - 18.75 KWD
Unemployment
- 6.88 KWD
Total tax
- 136 KWD
Net pay
* 5,484,785 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
5,484,785 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 5,484,921 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 131,638,104 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 131,634,849 KWD per year, or 10,969,571 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 114525150
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 107285055
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 105968674
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 101361016
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 77008291
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 75764499
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 73717969
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 71803487
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 69662024
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 69531889
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 69245980
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 68193958
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 68129552
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 67431103
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 66480060
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 65834394
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 64420433
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 63815745
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 63190837
52.0%
19
France
KWD 54379430
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 49207860
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 48473850
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 47392461
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 70173877
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 61179931
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 118472206
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 109260634
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 102680351
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 88988498
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 85565273
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 85566140
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 85569000
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 81727479
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 80302512
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 78990598
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 77671132
41.0%
11
China
KWD 72409677
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 70951618
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 69774094
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 68630672
47.9%
15
India
KWD 15214600
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 116510623
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 95437798
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 88365555
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 87870476
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 85566248
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 85564765
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 85105780
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 80630757
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 80303324
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 79960095
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 78990349
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 75099117
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 95766774
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 92146828
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 89819604
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 89540276
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 87078912
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 85565446
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 80957524
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 80148238
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 79771804
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 78983213
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 72404008
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 72402053
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 131633686
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 131634849
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 130318983
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 125056199
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 125056199
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 121107056
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 98728663
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 98728636
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 76667407
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 65826566
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%.