Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,440,140 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,439,869 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
1,439,869 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 1,440,140 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 17,281,680 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 17,278,425 KWD per year, or 1,439,869 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 15035062
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 14084569
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 13911752
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 13306569
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 10109783
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 9947231
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 9678372
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 9399187
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 9152610
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 9128826
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 9094501
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 8957331
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 8950103
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 8855913
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 8730066
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 8645400
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 8467482
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 8381468
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 8299754
52.0%
19
France
KWD 7150227
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 6461543
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 6367815
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 6224149
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 9221903
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 8038044
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 15551424
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 14344802
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 13482340
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 11683556
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 11237324
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 11234464
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 11233596
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 10731202
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 10545094
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 10376744
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 10201986
41.0%
11
China
KWD 9513644
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 9321699
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 9165189
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 9018169
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2055585
88.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 15295925
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 12529390
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 11603805
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 11537562
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 11234572
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 11233090
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 11174352
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 10587448
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 10548647
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 10504577
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 10376494
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 9862780
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 12572475
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 12097331
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 11791357
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 11755037
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 11432137
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 11233770
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 10628323
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 10522329
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 10473184
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 10369359
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 9507975
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 9506020
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 17278425
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 17277262
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 17106123
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 16417596
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 16417596
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 15899146
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 12961345
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 12961318
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 10065082
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 8648354
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%.