Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,454,378 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,454,107 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
1,454,107 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 1,454,378 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 17,452,536 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 17,449,281 KWD per year, or 1,454,107 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 15183706
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 14223817
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 14049291
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 13438128
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 10209734
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 10045567
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 9774051
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 9492423
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 9243015
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 9219072
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 9184371
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 9045834
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 9038521
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 8943428
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 8816348
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 8730844
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 8551079
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 8464291
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 8381765
52.0%
19
France
KWD 7220790
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 6525409
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 6430724
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 6285657
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 9312969
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 8117441
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 15705195
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 14486612
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 13615608
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 11799055
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 11348380
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 11345520
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 11344652
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 10837276
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 10649316
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 10479258
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 10302789
41.0%
11
China
KWD 9607615
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 9413779
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 9255743
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 9107234
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2075245
88.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 15447146
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 12653261
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 11718492
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 11651609
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 11345628
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 11344146
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 11284810
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 10692097
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 10652865
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 10608348
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 10479008
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 9960247
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 12696773
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 12216931
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 11907936
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 11871253
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 11545158
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 11344827
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 10733399
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 10626354
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 10576720
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 10471872
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 9601946
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 9599990
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 17449281
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 17448118
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 17275271
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 16579909
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 16579909
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 16056333
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 13089487
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 13089460
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 10164590
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 8733782
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%.