Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,150,240 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,149,969 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
1,149,969 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 1,150,240 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 13,802,880 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 13,799,625 KWD per year, or 1,149,969 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 12008506
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 11249347
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 11111318
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 10627893
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 8074685
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 7945025
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 7730244
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 7500806
45.7%
8
Switzerland
KWD 7311872
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 7291323
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 7264652
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 7155312
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 7149824
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 7074016
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 6973272
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 6905672
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 6765355
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 6695120
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 6629930
52.0%
19
France
KWD 5713482
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 5161171
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 5086921
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 4971781
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 7367703
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 6421431
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 12420504
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 11457398
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 10768876
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 9331888
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 8976104
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 8973244
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 8972376
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 8571448
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 8423026
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 8289464
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 8149528
41.0%
11
China
KWD 7600304
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 7446875
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 7321425
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 7204716
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1655279
88.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 12216905
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 10007260
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 9268661
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 9215463
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 8973352
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 8971870
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 8925307
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 8456683
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 8426662
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 8391693
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 8289214
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 7878246
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 10041648
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 9662171
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 9417685
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 9388757
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 9130911
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 8972550
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 8488861
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 8404261
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 8365073
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 8282079
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 7594635
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 7592680
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 13799625
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 13798462
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 13662111
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 13112736
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 13112736
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 12698650
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 10352245
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 10352218
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 8038994
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 6908954
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%.