Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,270,381 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,270,110 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
1,270,110 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 1,270,381 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 15,244,572 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 15,241,317 KWD per year, or 1,270,110 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 13262778
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 12424326
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 12271880
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 11737996
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 8918075
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 8774784
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 8537591
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 8287537
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 8074715
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 8052825
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 8022982
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 7902109
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 7895900
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 7812474
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 7701326
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 7626654
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 7470754
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 7393980
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 7321942
52.0%
19
France
KWD 6308901
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 5700074
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 5617752
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 5490790
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 8136125
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 7091391
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 13718027
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 12654002
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 11893396
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 10306471
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 9913204
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 9910344
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 9909476
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 9466498
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 9302458
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 9154479
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 9000112
41.0%
11
China
KWD 8393235
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 8223844
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 8085522
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 7956251
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1821174
88.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 13492919
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 11052487
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 10236396
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 10177793
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 9910452
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 9908970
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 9857361
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 9339719
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 9306060
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 9267319
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 9154230
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 8700681
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 11090479
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 10671356
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 10401387
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 10369396
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 10084590
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 9909650
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 9375501
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 9282036
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 9238721
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 9147094
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 8387566
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 8385610
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 15241317
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 15240154
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 15089387
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 14482343
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 14482343
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 14025006
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 11433514
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 11433487
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 8878650
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 7629800
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%.