Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,227,192 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,226,921 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
1,226,921 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 1,227,192 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 14,726,304 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 14,723,049 KWD per year, or 1,226,921 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 12811884
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 12001938
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 11854675
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 11338930
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 8614888
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 8476497
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 8247361
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 8004718
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 7800484
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 7779076
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 7750373
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 7633646
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 7627696
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 7547009
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 7439601
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 7367471
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 7217173
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 7142750
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 7073173
52.0%
19
France
KWD 6094856
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 5506346
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 5426925
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 5304213
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 7859888
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 6850550
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 13251586
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 12223840
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 11489147
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 9956122
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 9576330
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 9573470
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 9572601
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 9144740
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 8986314
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 8843518
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 8694339
41.0%
11
China
KWD 8108187
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 7944535
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 7810840
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 7686085
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1761537
88.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 13034210
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 10676743
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 9888509
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 9831849
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 9573578
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 9572095
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 9522301
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 9022280
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 8989929
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 8952544
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 8843269
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 8405028
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 10713439
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 10308568
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 10047760
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 10016870
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 9741756
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 9572776
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 9056767
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 8966488
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 8924656
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 8836133
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 8102518
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 8100563
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 14723049
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 14721886
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 14576301
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 13989989
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 13989989
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 13548200
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 11044813
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 11044786
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 8576805
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 7370666
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%.