Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,146,451 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,146,180 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
1,146,180 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 1,146,451 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 13,757,412 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 13,754,157 KWD per year, or 1,146,180 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 11968948
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 11212291
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 11074717
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 10592883
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 8048086
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 7918856
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 7704782
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 7475994
45.7%
8
Switzerland
KWD 7287814
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 7267307
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 7240736
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 7131760
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 7126294
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 7050727
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 6950310
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 6882934
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 6743108
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 6673079
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 6608105
52.0%
19
France
KWD 5694704
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 5144175
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 5070179
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 4955412
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 7343468
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 6400302
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 12379583
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 11419659
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 10733411
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 9301151
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 8946550
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 8943690
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 8942822
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 8543219
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 8395290
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 8262183
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 8122703
41.0%
11
China
KWD 7575297
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 7422371
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 7297327
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 7181014
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1650047
88.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 12176662
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 9974296
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 9238140
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 9185114
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 8943798
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 8942316
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 8895912
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 8428833
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 8398928
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 8364078
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 8261934
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 7852309
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 10008570
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 9630344
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 9386661
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 9357830
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 9100834
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 8942996
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 8460898
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 8376578
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 8337520
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 8254798
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 7569628
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 7567672
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 13754157
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 13752994
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 13617098
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 13069541
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 13069541
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 12656819
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 10318144
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 10318117
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 8012513
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 6886220
50.0%
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%.