Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,425,600 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,425,329 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
1,425,329 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 1,425,600 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 17,107,200 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 17,103,945 KWD per year, or 1,425,329 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 14883264
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 13942368
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 13771296
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 13172220
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 10007712
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 9846810
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 9580663
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 9303973
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 9060287
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 9036665
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 9002725
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 8866950
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 8859810
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 8766542
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 8641953
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 8558143
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 8382111
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 8296889
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 8216003
52.0%
19
France
KWD 7078166
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 6396323
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 6303571
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 6161336
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 9128905
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 7956962
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 15394392
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 14199983
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 13346246
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 11565608
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 11123912
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 11121052
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 11120184
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 10622879
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 10438661
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 10272056
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 10099044
41.0%
11
China
KWD 9417680
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 9227667
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 9072715
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 8927214
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2035507
88.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 15141496
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 12402892
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 11486685
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 11421097
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 11121160
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 11119678
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 11061550
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 10480579
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 10442218
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 10398605
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 10271806
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 9763245
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 12445541
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 11975195
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 11672305
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 11636356
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 11316719
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 11120358
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 10521018
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 10416097
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 10367451
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 10264671
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 9412011
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 9410056
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 17103945
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 17102782
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 16933388
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 16251840
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 16251840
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 15738624
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 12830485
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 12830458
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 9963463
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 8561114
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%.