Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,229,280 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,229,009 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
1,229,009 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 1,229,280 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 14,751,360 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 14,748,105 KWD per year, or 1,229,009 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 12833683
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 12022358
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 11874845
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 11358223
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 8629546
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 8490918
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 8261393
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 8018391
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 7813742
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 7792311
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 7763553
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 7646625
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 7640662
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 7559843
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 7452254
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 7380001
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 7229433
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 7154895
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 7085200
52.0%
19
France
KWD 6105204
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 5515712
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 5436151
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 5313233
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 7873243
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 6862194
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 13274136
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 12244636
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 11508690
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 9973060
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 9592616
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 9589756
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 9588888
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 9160296
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 9001599
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 8858552
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 8709122
41.0%
11
China
KWD 8121968
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 7958038
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 7824120
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 7699146
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1764420
88.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 13056387
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 10694908
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 9905328
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 9848574
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 9589864
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 9588382
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 9538500
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 9037627
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 9005213
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 8967762
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 8858302
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 8419321
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 10731668
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 10326107
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 10064856
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 10033913
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 9758331
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 9589062
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 9072176
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 8981743
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 8939840
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 8851167
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 8116299
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 8114344
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 14748105
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 14746942
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 14601107
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 14013792
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 14013792
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 13571251
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 11063605
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 11063578
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 8591398
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 7383194
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%.