Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,060,667 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,060,396 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
1,060,396 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 1,060,667 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 12,728,004 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 12,724,749 KWD per year, or 1,060,396 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 11073363
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 10373323
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 10246043
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 9800239
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 7445882
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 7326386
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 7128313
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 6914246
45.7%
8
Switzerland
KWD 6743123
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 6723574
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 6699268
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 6598527
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 6593576
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 6523447
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 6430459
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 6368133
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 6239434
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 6174074
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 6113989
52.0%
19
France
KWD 5269558
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 4759384
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 4691151
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 4584825
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 6794794
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 5921932
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 11453116
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 10565251
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 9930473
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 8605271
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 8277435
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 8274575
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 8273706
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 7904129
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 7767351
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 7644538
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 7515362
41.0%
11
China
KWD 7009122
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 6867594
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 6751741
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 6644397
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1531592
88.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 11265553
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 9227975
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 8547150
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 8497984
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 8274683
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 8273200
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 8230400
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 7798321
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 7771014
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 7738856
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 7644289
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 7265067
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 9259676
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 8909758
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 8684270
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 8657626
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 8419881
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 8273881
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 7827812
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 7749823
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 7713711
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 7637153
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 7003453
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 7001498
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 12723586
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 12724749
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 12597984
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 12091604
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 12091604
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 11709764
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 9546088
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 9546061
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 7412976
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 6371516
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%.