Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,114,870 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,114,599 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
1,114,599 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 1,114,870 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 13,378,440 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 13,375,185 KWD per year, or 1,114,599 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 11639243
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 10903429
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 10769644
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 10301075
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 7826387
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 7700741
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 7492557
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 7269189
45.7%
8
Switzerland
KWD 7087288
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 7067134
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 7041397
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 6935453
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 6930176
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 6856611
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 6758929
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 6693412
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 6557683
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 6489372
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 6426199
52.0%
19
France
KWD 5538188
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 5002516
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 4930642
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 4818982
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 7141476
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 6224192
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 12038508
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 11105113
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 10437813
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 9044966
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 8700218
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 8697358
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 8696490
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 8307941
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 8164117
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 8034800
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 7899113
41.0%
11
China
KWD 7366862
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 7218133
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 7096472
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 6983461
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1606438
88.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 11841241
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 9699541
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 8983755
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 8932150
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 8697466
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 8695984
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 8650907
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 8196713
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 8167764
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 8133905
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 8034550
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 7636118
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 9732868
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 9365063
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 9128079
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 9100053
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 8850144
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 8696664
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 8227830
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 8145841
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 8107867
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 8027415
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 7361193
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 7359238
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 13375185
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 13374022
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 13241916
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 12709518
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 12709518
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 12308165
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 10033915
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 10033888
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 7791796
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 6696734
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%.