Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,161,144 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,160,873 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
1,160,873 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 1,161,144 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 13,933,728 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 13,930,473 KWD per year, or 1,160,873 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 12122343
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 11355988
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 11216651
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 10728646
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 8151231
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 8020334
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 7803519
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 7572209
45.7%
8
Switzerland
KWD 7381108
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 7360437
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 7333478
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 7223092
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 7217538
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 7141038
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 7039350
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 6971108
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 6829377
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 6758548
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 6692737
52.0%
19
France
KWD 5767522
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 5210082
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 5135099
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 5018886
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 7437445
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 6482237
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 12538268
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 11566002
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 10870937
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 9420341
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 9061155
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 9058295
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 9057427
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 8652682
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 8502843
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 8367973
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 8226727
41.0%
11
China
KWD 7672271
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 7517393
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 7390775
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 7272925
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1670335
88.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 12332716
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 10102125
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 9356492
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 9302805
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 9058403
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 9056921
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 9009901
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 8536827
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 8506477
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 8471165
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 8367723
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 7952891
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 10136840
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 9753765
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 9506965
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 9477760
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 9217467
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 9057601
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 8569332
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 8483928
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 8444365
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 8360588
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 7666602
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 7664646
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 13930473
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 13929310
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 13791651
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 13237042
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 13237042
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 12819030
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 10450381
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 10450354
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 8115201
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 6974378
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%.