Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,072,760 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,072,489 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
1,072,489 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 1,072,760 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 12,873,120 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 12,869,865 KWD per year, or 1,072,489 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 11199614
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 10491593
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 10362862
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 9911978
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 7530775
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 7409907
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 7209578
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 6993436
45.7%
8
Switzerland
KWD 6819908
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 6800224
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 6775599
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 6673697
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 6668673
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 6597778
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 6503743
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 6440704
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 6310437
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 6244419
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 6183645
52.0%
19
France
KWD 5329491
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 4813628
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 4744583
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 4637067
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 6872141
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 5989368
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 11583720
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 10685697
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 10043663
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 8703370
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 8371760
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 8368900
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 8368032
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 7994222
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 7855872
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 7731608
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 7600979
41.0%
11
China
KWD 7088936
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 6945801
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 6828653
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 6720044
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1548291
88.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 11393992
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 9333184
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 8644559
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 8594849
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 8369008
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 8367526
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 8324218
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 7887205
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 7859531
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 7826994
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 7731358
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 7347851
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 9365248
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 9011339
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 8783286
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 8756334
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 8515875
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 8368206
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 7917058
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 7838177
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 7801649
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 7724223
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 7083267
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 7081312
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 12868702
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 12869865
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 12741649
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 12229464
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 12229464
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 11843270
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 9654925
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 9654898
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 7497493
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 6444074
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%.