Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,131,000 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,130,729 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
1,130,729 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 1,131,000 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 13,572,000 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 13,568,745 KWD per year, or 1,130,729 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 11807640
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 11061180
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 10925460
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 10450116
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 7939620
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 7812143
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 7600951
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 7374814
45.7%
8
Switzerland
KWD 7189707
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 7169373
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 7143209
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 7035717
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 7030344
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 6955756
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 6856677
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 6790210
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 6652389
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 6583201
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 6519107
52.0%
19
France
KWD 5618129
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 5074868
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 5001911
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 4888664
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 7244644
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 6314140
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 12212712
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 11265767
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 10588790
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 9175813
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 8826032
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 8823172
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 8822304
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 8428110
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 8282189
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 8150936
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 8013311
41.0%
11
China
KWD 7473320
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 7322448
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 7199059
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 7084361
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1628711
88.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 12012558
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 9839872
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 9113682
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 9061351
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 8823280
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 8821798
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 8776043
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 8315269
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 8285831
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 8251466
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 8150686
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 7746537
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 9873683
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 9500555
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 9260149
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 9231713
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 8978184
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 8822478
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 8346870
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 8263690
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 8225162
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 8143551
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 7467651
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 7465696
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 13568745
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 13567582
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 13433540
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 12893400
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 12893400
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 12486240
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 10179085
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 10179058
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 7904527
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 6793514
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%.