Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,490,710 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,490,439 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
1,490,439 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 1,490,710 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 17,888,520 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 17,885,265 KWD per year, or 1,490,439 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 15563012
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 14579144
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 14400259
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 13773836
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 10464784
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 10296495
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 10018202
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 9730339
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 9473707
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 9449358
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 9413699
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 9271674
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 9264143
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 9166746
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 9036520
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 8948877
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 8764400
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 8675634
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 8591037
52.0%
19
France
KWD 7400851
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 6688379
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 6591253
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 6442611
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 9545349
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 8320045
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 16097580
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 14848479
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 13955675
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 12093780
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 11631770
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 11628910
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 11628042
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 11107949
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 10915266
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 10740848
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 10560015
41.0%
11
China
KWD 9847406
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 9648743
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 9486815
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 9334506
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2125414
88.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 15833027
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 12969349
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 12011146
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 11942628
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 11629018
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 11627536
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 11566674
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 10959137
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 10918805
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 10873147
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 10740598
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 10208961
42.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 17884102
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 17885265
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 17706895
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 16994094
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 16994094
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 16457438
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 13416475
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 13416448
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 10418512
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 8951774
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%.