Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,285,451 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,285,180 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
1,285,180 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 1,285,451 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 15,425,412 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 15,422,157 KWD per year, or 1,285,180 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 13420108
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 12571711
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 12417457
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 11877243
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 9023866
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 8878865
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 8638862
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 8386221
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 8170403
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 8148345
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 8118104
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 7995784
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 7989484
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 7905103
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 7792650
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 7717091
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 7559237
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 7481642
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 7408745
52.0%
19
France
KWD 6383588
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 5767672
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 5684337
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 5555892
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 8232512
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 7175428
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 13880783
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 12804099
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 12034451
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 10428719
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 10030750
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 10027890
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 10027022
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 9578769
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 9412770
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 9262983
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 9106806
41.0%
11
China
KWD 8492697
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 8321304
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 8181367
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 8050520
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1841984
88.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 13652977
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 11183596
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 10357785
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 10298504
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 10027998
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 10026516
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 9974274
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 9450483
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 9416368
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 9377154
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 9262734
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 8803844
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 11222040
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 10797944
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 10524779
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 10492403
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 10204216
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 10027196
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 9486718
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 9392140
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 9348308
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 9255598
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 8487028
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 8485072
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 15422157
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 15420994
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 15268418
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 14654141
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 14654141
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 14191379
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 11569144
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 11569117
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 8983973
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 7720220
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%.