Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,238,280 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,238,009 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
1,238,009 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 1,238,280 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 14,859,360 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 14,856,105 KWD per year, or 1,238,009 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 12927643
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 12110378
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 11961785
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 11441383
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 8692726
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 8553077
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 8321873
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 8077327
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 7870888
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 7849356
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 7820361
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 7702569
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 7696552
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 7615162
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 7506794
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 7434012
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 7282276
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 7207248
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 7137040
52.0%
19
France
KWD 6149808
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 5556082
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 5475917
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 5352113
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 7930807
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 6912382
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 13371336
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 12334276
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 11592930
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 10046068
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 9662816
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 9659956
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 9659088
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 9227346
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 9067479
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 8923352
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 8772841
41.0%
11
China
KWD 8181368
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 8016242
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 7881360
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 7755445
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1776848
88.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 13151975
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 10773208
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 9977823
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 9920664
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 9660064
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 9658582
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 9608322
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 9103777
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 9071090
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 9033357
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 8923102
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 8480931
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 10810238
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 10401707
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 10138547
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 10107375
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 9829773
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 9659262
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 9138596
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 9047499
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 9005287
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 8915967
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 8175699
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 8173744
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 14856105
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 14854942
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 14708027
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 14116392
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 14116392
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 13670611
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 11144605
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 11144578
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 8654299
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 7437194
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%.