Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,238,118 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,237,847 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
1,237,847 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 1,238,118 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 14,857,416 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 14,854,161 KWD per year, or 1,237,847 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 12925952
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 12108794
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 11960220
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 11439886
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 8691588
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 8551958
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 8320784
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 8076266
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 7869859
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 7848329
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 7819338
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 7701562
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 7695546
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 7614166
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 7505812
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 7433039
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 7281324
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 7206306
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 7136107
52.0%
19
France
KWD 6149006
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 5555356
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 5475201
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 5351413
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 7929770
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 6911478
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 13369587
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 12332663
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 11591414
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 10044754
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 9661552
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 9658692
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 9657824
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 9226139
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 9066293
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 8922186
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 8771694
41.0%
11
China
KWD 8180299
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 8015195
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 7880330
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 7754432
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1776624
88.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 13150255
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 10771799
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 9976518
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 9919366
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 9658800
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 9657318
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 9607065
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 9102586
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 9069904
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 9032176
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 8921936
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 8479822
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 10808823
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 10400347
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 10137221
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 10106052
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 9828487
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 9657999
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 9137400
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 9046316
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 9004109
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 8914800
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 8174630
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 8172674
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 14854161
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 14852998
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 14706102
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 14114545
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 14114545
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 13668823
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 11143147
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 11143120
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 8653166
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 7436222
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%.