Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
9,751,560 KWD
Pension
- 110 KWD
Social Security
** - 18.75 KWD
Unemployment
- 6.88 KWD
Total tax
- 136 KWD
Net pay
* 9,751,424 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
9,751,424 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 9,751,560 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 234,037,440 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 234,034,185 KWD per year, or 19,502,849 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 203612573
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 190740514
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 188400139
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 180208505
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 136911902
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 134699925
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 131061597
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 127682805
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 123844585
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 123619218
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 123108031
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 121236815
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 121121209
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 119881681
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 118191724
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 117043717
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 114522954
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 113453823
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 112342519
52.0%
19
France
KWD 96670355
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 87484629
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 86177286
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 84256222
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 124752723
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 108765312
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 210631608
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 194252083
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 182551833
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 158210449
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 152124842
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 152125708
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 152128568
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 145300398
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 142766107
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 140430200
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 138085716
41.0%
11
China
KWD 128729312
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 126137523
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 124045742
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 122010103
47.9%
15
India
KWD 26997711
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 207142330
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 169677316
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 157101109
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 156222032
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 152125816
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 152124334
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 151306950
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 143350351
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 142764464
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 142153355
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 140429950
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 133514355
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 170262291
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 163826363
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 159689231
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 159192305
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 154816072
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 152125014
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 143933115
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 142494073
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 141824573
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 140422815
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 128723643
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 128721688
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 234033022
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 234034185
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 231694326
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 222335568
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 222335568
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 215314445
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 175528165
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 175528138
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 136305804
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 117026234
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%.