Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,242,240 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,241,969 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
1,241,969 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 1,242,240 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 14,906,880 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 14,903,625 KWD per year, or 1,241,969 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 12968986
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 12149107
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 12000038
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 11477973
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 8720525
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 8580427
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 8348484
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 8103258
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 7896032
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 7874456
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 7845356
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 7727184
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 7721144
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 7639502
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 7530792
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 7457776
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 7305526
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 7230284
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 7159850
52.0%
19
France
KWD 6169434
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 5573845
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 5493413
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 5369221
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 7956135
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 6934465
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 13414104
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 12373718
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 11629996
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 10078192
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 9693704
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 9690844
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 9689976
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 9256848
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 9096466
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 8951864
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 8800877
41.0%
11
China
KWD 8207504
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 8041852
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 7906545
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 7780216
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1782316
88.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 13194035
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 10807660
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 10009721
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 9952383
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 9690952
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 9689470
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 9639043
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 9132883
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 9100076
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 9062218
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 8951614
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 8508040
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 10844808
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 10434971
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 10170971
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 10139698
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 9861207
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 9690150
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 9167821
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 9076432
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 9034083
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 8944479
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 8201835
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 8199880
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 14903625
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 14902462
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 14755071
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 14161536
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 14161536
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 13714330
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 11180245
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 11180218
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 8681975
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 7460954
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%.