Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,219,080 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,218,809 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
1,218,809 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 1,219,080 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0% tax rate now rises to 0.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 14,628,960 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 14,625,705 KWD per year, or 1,218,809 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 12727195
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 11922602
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 11776313
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 11263975
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 8557942
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 8420471
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 8192849
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 7951598
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 7748976
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 7727659
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 7699170
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 7583222
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 7577320
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 7497147
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 7390442
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 7318790
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 7169544
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 7095562
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 7026448
52.0%
19
France
KWD 6054653
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 5469959
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 5391083
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 5269169
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 7808003
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 6805314
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 13163976
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 12143044
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 11413218
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 9890318
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 9513056
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 9510196
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 9509328
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 9084306
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 8926935
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 8785112
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 8636907
41.0%
11
China
KWD 8054648
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 7892073
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 7759248
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 7635340
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1750336
88.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 12948053
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 10606168
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 9823167
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 9766872
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 9510304
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 9508822
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 9459368
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 8962657
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 8930551
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 8893421
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 8784862
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 8349496
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 10642622
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 10240427
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 9981340
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 9950657
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 9677363
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 9509502
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 8996900
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 8907220
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 8865667
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 8777727
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 8048979
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 8047024
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 14625705
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 14624542
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 14479931
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 13897512
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 13897512
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 13458643
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 10971805
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 10971778
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 8520111
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 7321994
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%.