Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,261,200 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,260,929 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
1,260,929 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 1,261,200 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 15,134,400 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 15,131,145 KWD per year, or 1,260,929 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 13166928
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 12334536
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 12183192
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 11653164
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 8853624
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 8711375
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 8475895
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 8227416
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 8016420
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 7994632
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 7965032
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 7845040
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 7838886
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 7756042
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 7645689
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 7571557
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 7416849
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 7340574
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 7269059
52.0%
19
France
KWD 6263400
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 5658892
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 5577186
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 5451128
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 8077403
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 7040194
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 13618872
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 12562559
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 11807462
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 10231995
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 9841592
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 9838732
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 9837864
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 9398100
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 9235253
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 9088376
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 8935112
41.0%
11
China
KWD 8332640
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 8164469
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 8027131
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 7898820
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1808497
88.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 13395408
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 10972612
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 10162443
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 10104253
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 9838840
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 9837358
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 9786135
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 9272239
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 9238858
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 9200405
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 9088126
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 8637832
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 11010329
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 10594235
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 10326214
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 10294457
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 10011711
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 9838038
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 9307746
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 9214957
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 9171958
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 9080991
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 8326971
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 8325016
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 15131145
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 15129982
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 14980316
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 14377680
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 14377680
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 13923648
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 11350885
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 11350858
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 8814485
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 7574714
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%.