Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,071,192 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,070,921 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
1,070,921 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 1,071,192 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 12,854,304 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 12,851,049 KWD per year, or 1,070,921 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 11183244
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 10476258
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 10347715
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 9897490
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 7519768
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 7399077
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 7199041
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 6983168
45.7%
8
Switzerland
KWD 6809952
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 6790286
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 6765701
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 6663950
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 6658936
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 6588140
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 6494241
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 6431294
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 6301231
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 6235298
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 6174613
52.0%
19
France
KWD 5321720
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 4806594
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 4737655
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 4630293
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 6862112
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 5980624
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 11566786
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 10670080
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 10028987
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 8690650
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 8359530
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 8356670
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 8355801
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 7982540
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 7844394
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 7720318
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 7589878
41.0%
11
China
KWD 7078587
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 6935661
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 6818680
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 6710236
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1546126
88.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 11377338
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 9319543
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 8631929
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 8582289
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 8356778
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 8355295
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 8312053
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 7875680
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 7848054
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 7815566
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 7720069
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 7337117
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 9351559
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 8998168
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 8770447
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 8743536
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 8503428
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 8355976
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 7905487
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 7826721
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 7790247
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 7712933
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 7072918
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 7070963
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 12849886
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 12851049
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 12723021
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 12211589
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 12211589
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 11825960
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 9640813
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 9640786
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 7486534
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 6434666
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%.