Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,028,746 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,028,475 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
1,028,475 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 1,028,746 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 12,344,952 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 12,341,697 KWD per year, or 1,028,475 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 10740108
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 10061136
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 9937686
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 9505289
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 7221797
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 7105922
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 6913804
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 6705214
45.7%
8
Switzerland
KWD 6540439
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 6521246
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 6497782
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 6400106
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 6395346
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 6327242
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 6237018
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 6176570
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 6052012
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 5988389
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 5930124
52.0%
19
France
KWD 5111358
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 4616199
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 4550112
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 4446926
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 6590627
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 5743926
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 10926521
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 8950262
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 8290026
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 8242297
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 8025699
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 8024217
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 7982757
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 7563702
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 7537361
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 7506206
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 7414458
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 7046550
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 8981006
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 8641622
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 8422904
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 8397074
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 8166492
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 8024897
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 7592235
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 7516602
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 7481586
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 7407322
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 6792775
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 6790819
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 12341697
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 12340534
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 12218763
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 11727704
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 11727704
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 11357356
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 9258799
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 9258772
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 7189882
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 6179990
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%.