Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,000,511 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,000,240 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
1,000,240 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 1,000,511 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.01 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0% tax rate now rises to 0.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 12,006,132 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 12,002,877 KWD per year, or 1,000,240 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 10445335
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 9784998
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 9664936
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 9244397
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 7023587
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 6910916
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 6724065
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 6520320
45.7%
8
Switzerland
KWD 6361159
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 6342281
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 6319563
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 6224597
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 6220007
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 6153693
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 6065914
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 6007129
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 5886232
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 5824146
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 5767491
52.0%
19
France
KWD 4971425
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 4489549
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 4425358
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 4324951
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 6410036
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 5586475
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 10803431
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 9966097
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 9367413
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 8117286
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 7808218
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 7805358
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 7804490
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 7455967
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 7327010
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 7211415
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 7089465
41.0%
11
China
KWD 6612093
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 6478557
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 6369149
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 6268095
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1448526
87.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 10626638
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 8704618
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 8062594
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 8016134
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 7805466
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 7803984
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 7763710
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 7356174
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 7330689
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 7300420
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 7211166
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 6853265
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 8734514
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 8404448
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 8191719
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 8166609
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 7942362
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 7804664
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 7383861
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 7310311
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 7276265
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 7204030
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 6606424
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 6604468
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 12002877
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 12001714
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 11883331
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 11405825
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 11405825
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 11045641
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 9004684
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 9004657
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 6992550
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 6010580
49.9%
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%.