Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,316,662 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,316,391 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
1,316,391 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 1,316,662 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 15,799,944 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 15,796,689 KWD per year, or 1,316,391 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 13745951
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 12876954
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 12718955
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 12165633
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 9242967
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 9094425
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 8848600
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 8590603
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 8368579
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 8346173
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 8315108
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 8189792
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 8183305
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 8096944
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 7981789
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 7904392
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 7742490
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 7663197
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 7588521
52.0%
19
France
KWD 6538270
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 5907672
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 5822240
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 5690724
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 8432138
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 7349475
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 13984468
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 11455132
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 10609190
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 10548504
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 10271444
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 10269961
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 10216409
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 9679884
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 9644824
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 9604630
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 9487453
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 9017502
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 11494512
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 11060116
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 10780331
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 10747160
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 10451969
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 10270642
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 9717055
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 9620174
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 9575269
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 9480317
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 8693020
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 8691065
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 15796689
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 15795526
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 15639205
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 15009947
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 15009947
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 14535948
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 11850043
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 11850016
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 9202104
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 7907486
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%.