Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,104,609 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,104,338 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
1,104,338 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 1,104,609 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 13,255,308 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 13,252,053 KWD per year, or 1,104,338 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 11532118
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 10803076
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 10670523
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 10206263
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 7754355
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 7629873
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 7423604
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 7201996
45.7%
8
Switzerland
KWD 7022136
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 7002096
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 6976629
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 6871670
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 6866455
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 6793541
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 6696748
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 6631834
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 6497436
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 6429684
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 6367095
52.0%
19
France
KWD 5487335
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 4956489
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 4885305
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 4774655
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 7075847
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 6166972
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 11927690
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 11002913
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 10341770
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 8961729
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 8620182
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 8617322
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 8616454
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 8231497
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 8089007
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 7960921
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 7826466
41.0%
11
China
KWD 7299140
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 7151773
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 7031212
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 6919274
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1592269
88.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 11732260
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 9610271
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 8901103
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 8849959
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 8617430
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 8615948
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 8571302
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 8121295
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 8092657
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 8059120
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 7960671
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 7565876
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 9643290
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 9278871
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 9044063
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 9016299
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 8768692
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 8616628
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 8152104
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 8070872
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 8033251
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 7953536
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 7293471
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 7291515
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 13252053
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 13250890
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 13120015
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 12592543
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 12592543
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 12194883
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 9941566
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 9941539
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 7720083
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 6635168
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%.