Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,355,952 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,355,681 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
1,355,681 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 1,355,952 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 16,271,424 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 16,268,169 KWD per year, or 1,355,681 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 14156139
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 13261211
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 13098496
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 12528672
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 9518783
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 9365783
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 9112629
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 8847890
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 8618053
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 8595208
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 8563106
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 8434018
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 8427295
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 8338444
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 8219886
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 8140177
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 7973178
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 7891746
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 7814831
52.0%
19
France
KWD 6732991
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 6083910
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 5995838
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 5860456
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 8683437
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 7568574
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 14642194
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 13506289
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 12694340
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 11000623
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 10580658
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 10577798
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 10576929
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 10104002
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 9928838
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 9770590
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 9605945
41.0%
11
China
KWD 8958003
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 8777244
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 8629754
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 8491535
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1939334
88.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 14401766
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 11796955
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 10925671
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 10863217
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 10577906
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 10576423
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 10521221
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 9968666
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 9932415
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 9890988
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 9770341
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 9286464
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 11837514
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 11390152
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 11102034
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 11067861
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 10763853
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 10577104
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 10007015
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 9907234
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 9860981
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 9763205
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 8952334
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 8950379
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 16268169
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 16267006
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 16105970
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 15457853
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 15457853
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 14969710
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 12203653
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 12203626
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 9476699
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 8143226
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%.