Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,064,960 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,064,689 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
1,064,689 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 1,064,960 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 12,779,520 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 12,776,265 KWD per year, or 1,064,689 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 11118182
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 10415309
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 10287514
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 9839906
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 7476019
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 7356036
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 7157162
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 6942358
45.7%
8
Switzerland
KWD 6770382
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 6750785
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 6726365
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 6625212
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 6620235
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 6549835
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 6456475
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 6393895
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 6264640
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 6199046
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 6138717
52.0%
19
France
KWD 5290834
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 4778640
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 4710119
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 4603371
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 6822252
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 5945872
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 11499480
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 10608009
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 9970655
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 8640096
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 8310920
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 8308060
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 8307192
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 7936112
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 7798776
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 7675448
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 7545756
41.0%
11
China
KWD 7037456
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 6895358
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 6779045
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 6671252
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1537520
88.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 11311149
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 9265324
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 8581730
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 8532371
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 8308168
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 8306686
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 8263705
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 7829875
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 7802437
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 7770145
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 7675198
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 7294455
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 9297154
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 8945819
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 8719421
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 8692668
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 8453958
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 8307366
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 7859494
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 7781189
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 7744929
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 7668063
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 7031787
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 7029832
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 12775102
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 12776265
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 12648985
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 12140544
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 12140544
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 11757158
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 9584725
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 9584698
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 7442979
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 6397274
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%.