Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,125,197 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,124,926 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
1,124,926 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 1,125,197 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 13,502,364 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 13,499,109 KWD per year, or 1,124,926 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 11747057
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 11004427
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 10869403
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 10396496
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 7898883
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 7772065
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 7561955
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 7336814
45.7%
8
Switzerland
KWD 7152860
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 7132591
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 7106581
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 6999645
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 6994307
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 6920087
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 6821511
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 6755386
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 6618317
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 6549445
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 6485682
52.0%
19
France
KWD 5589369
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 5048839
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 4976271
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 4863595
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 7207528
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 6281780
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 12150040
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 11207970
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 10534473
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 9128739
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 8780769
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 8777909
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 8777040
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 8384877
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 8239711
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 8109154
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 7972227
41.0%
11
China
KWD 7435020
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 7284919
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 7162152
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 7048061
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1620698
88.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 11950924
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 9789386
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 9066939
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 9014869
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 8778017
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 8776534
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 8731024
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 8272617
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 8243355
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 8209172
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 8108905
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 7706813
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 9823023
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 9451810
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 9212635
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 9184346
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 8932120
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 8777215
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 8304043
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 8221292
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 8182964
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 8101769
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 7429351
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 7427396
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 13499109
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 13497946
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 13364601
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 12827246
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 12827246
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 12422175
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 10126858
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 10126831
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 7863971
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 6758696
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%.