Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,405,000 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,404,729 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
1,404,729 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 1,405,000 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 16,860,000 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 16,856,745 KWD per year, or 1,404,729 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 14668200
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 13740900
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 13572300
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 12981876
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 9863100
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 9704535
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 9442231
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 9169076
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 8929486
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 8906094
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 8872697
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 8738901
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 8731884
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 8639922
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 8517117
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 8434520
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 8261160
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 8177059
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 8097347
52.0%
19
France
KWD 6976073
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 6303920
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 6212552
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 6072344
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 8997148
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 7842087
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 15171912
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 13994807
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 13153430
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 11398501
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 10963232
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 10960372
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 10959504
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 10469409
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 10287869
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 10123736
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 9953199
41.0%
11
China
KWD 9281720
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 9094444
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 8941699
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 8798352
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2007062
88.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 14922704
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 12223672
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 11320752
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 11256091
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 10960480
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 10958998
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 10901735
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 10329169
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 10291432
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 10248465
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 10123486
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 9622226
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 12265703
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 11802155
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 11503634
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 11468210
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 11153196
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 10959678
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 10368990
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 10265589
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 10217651
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 10116351
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 9276051
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 9274096
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 16856745
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 16855582
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 16688660
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 16017000
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 16017000
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 15511200
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 12645085
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 12645058
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 9819491
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 8437514
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%.